Western fans, book your night: with the ambitious The Conquest of the West, broadcast on C8, you will be amazed! why ambitious Because the feature film, a 2-hour 44-hour historical mural, uniquely takes on the challenge of telling fifty years of the history of the American West.
This Wild West is told in five episodes in the story of a family of pioneers who crossed the rivers, the plains, but also through the Civil War and the installation of the railroad. On the way they meet robbers, bandits and Indians…
If The West Won, which hit theaters in 1962, is a movie like no other, it’s because it was directed by three giants of the Western: Henry Hathaway, John Ford, and George Marshall. And in addition to this prestigious trio behind the camera, it has a truly incredible cast that includes almost every star of the time.
In the credits of The West Won you will find (be warned, it’s incredible) Henry Fonda, John Wayne, James Stewart, Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach… in short, the cream of the crop. A meeting of American cinema, XXL stars, which, in itself, is worth watching the movie.
Wide open spaces, romance, spectacular scenes (buffalo charge, train attack…), stars, all wrapped up by three masters of the Western: Conquest of the West, Anthem for America shot in Cinérama (a three-lens camera technique), is total entertainment. Are you ready for an adventure with a capital A?
Tonight on C8 at 9.20pm.
Source: Allocine
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