How the West Was Won (1962)
Directed by John Ford
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
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But who will spot the references to Robert Mulligan’s The Other and Henry Hathaway’s How the West Was Won?
(For instance, it’s the idea at work in John Ford’s brief and brilliant Civil War episode in “How the West Was Won,” depicting the fateful encounter of two foot soldiers and two Union generals.)
Composer Joel McNeely complements the visuals with a rousing, full-bore blast of classic western music, part Alfred Newman's "How the West Was Won," part Elmer Bernstein's "The Magnificent Seven," with a touch of Aaron Copland.
At three hours long with overture, intermission and chapter headings, “The Hateful Eight” is an operatic throwback to such Cinerama classics as “How the West Was Won.”
Quentin Tarantino’s new Western looks to capture the feel of its mid-century predecessors like Alamo and How the West Was Won, but all it feels like is lesser Tarantino, even if it is still quite a bit of fun.
Underscoring his commitment to celluloid, the director dusted off the Ultra Panavision 70 format used on such Cinerama epics as “The Greatest Story Ever Told” and “How the West Was Won,” but put those vintage lenses to curious use, all but ignoring the outdoor vistas (a victim of Jackson’s scenery chewing, no doubt) in order to achieve a more claustrophobic cabin-fever dynamic.
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