The first feature film to be photographed and projected in the panoramic three-camera Cinerama process, this epic Western is almost as expansive as the West itself, chronicling a pioneering family's triumphs and tragedies in numerous episodes spanning three generations and a half century of westward movement. Divided into five segments directed by veteran Hollywood filmmakers Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, and the legendary John Ford (and including uncredited sequences directed by Richard Thorpe), the film was one of the most ambitious ever made by the venerable MGM studio. Its stellar cast reads like a virtual who's who of Hollywood's biggest stars. Debbie Reynolds plays a sturdy survivor of many pioneering dangers, and the eventual widow of a gambler (Gregory Peck), who is later reunited with her nephew (George Peppard), a Civil War veteran and cavalryman who heads for San Francisco as the transcontinental railroad is being built. Many more characters and stories are woven throughout this epic film, which is dramatically uneven but totally engrossing with its stunning vistas and countless outdoor locations in Illinois, Kentucky, South Dakota, Monument Valley in Arizona, California, Colorado, and elsewhere. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : G (General Audience)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Director : George Marshall, Henry Hathaway, John Ford, Richard Thorpe
- Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, PAL, Letterboxed
- Run time : 2 hours and 35 minutes
- Release date : May 30, 2000
- Actors : James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, Carroll Baker
- Subtitles: : English, French
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Studio : Warner Home Video
- Writers : James R. Webb, John Gay
- Number of discs : 1
