In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
Unfortunately the movie The Way West is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Ben Maddow | Screenplay |
Directing | Andrew V. McLaglen | Director |
Writing | Mitch Lindemann | Screenplay |
Costume & Make-Up | Norma Koch | Costume Design |
Camera | William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
Art | Ted Haworth | Art Direction |
Writing | A.B. Guthrie Jr. | Novel |
Sound | Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
Editing | Otho Lovering | Editor |
Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
Production | Harold Hecht | Producer |
Production | Mitch Lindemann | Associate Producer |
Production | Edward F. Rhine | Casting |
Crew | Hal Needham | Stunts |
Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
Costume & Make-Up | Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Jean Udko | Hairstylist |
Directing | Terry Morse Jr. | Assistant Director |
Sound | Clem Portman | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
Crew | Daniel Hays | Special Effects |
Crew | Everett Creach | Stunts |
Crew | Nick Cravat | Stunts |
Crew | Jack Coffer | Stunts |
Crew | Roydon Clark | Stunts |
Crew | Jim Burk | Stunts |
Crew | May Boss | Stunts |