With courage, sinew and conflict: that's How the West Was Won. With three directors, five interlocked stories, some of the most legendary action scenes in movie history and a constellation of acting talent: that's How The West Was Won was filmed. Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, and John Wayne are among the big names in this big-event saga following a dauntless family's move West through generations underscored by the spectacles of a heart pounding raging river ride, a thunderous buffalo stampede, and a bracing runaway train shootout. The winner of three Academy Awards, How The West Was Won was also a box-office winner.