The Macahans
Brief Synopsis
A buckskin-clad mountain scout helps to move his parents, his brother and sister-in-law and their four children westward in 1860 ahead of the impending war.
Cast & Crew
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Bernard Mceveety
Director
James Arness
Bruce Boxleitner
Eva Marie Saint
Kathryn Holcomb
Gene Evans
Film Details
Also Known As
Macahans
Genre
Drama
Western
Release Date
1976
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Synopsis
A buckskin-clad mountain scout helps to move his parents, his brother and sister-in-law and their four children westward in 1860 ahead of the impending war in this sweeping drama based on the film "How the West Was Won." James Arness returned to acting in this one after twenty years as Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke," and he later continued in the once-in-a-while series (1977-79), also called "How the West Was Won."
Director
Bernard Mceveety
Director
Cast
James Arness
Bruce Boxleitner
Eva Marie Saint
Kathryn Holcomb
Gene Evans
Jonathan Banks
Bill Zuckert
Victor Mohica
Hal Baylor
William Kirby Cullen
William Bryant
I. Stanford Jolley
Ben Wilson
F Allen Livers
Jim Ward
Herb Robins
Henry Olek
Vicki Schreck
Richard Kiley
Ann Doran
Clark Bar
William Conrad
Narrator
Skip Lowell
Joe Kurtzo
Frank Ferguson
Cliff Stevens
Mayf Nutter
Mel Stevens
Rudy Diaz
W. Vincent St. Cyr
Cliff Emmich
Claude Johnson
John Crawford
Ben Zeller
Wright King
Lloyd Nelson
Jack Wallwork
Tom Stovall
Charles Kuenstle
Crew
Carl Anderson
Art Director
Charles Bellina
Property Master
Bill Burton
Stunt Coordinator
Jim Byrnes
Screenplay
Jim Byrnes
Producer
Gilda Craig
Costumes
Jerrold Immel
Music
Pepi Lenzi
Assistant Editor
Harry V Lojewski
Music Supervisor
Richard A Lundin
Wrangler
John Mantley
Executive Producer
Lloyd Nelson
Script Supervisor
William P. Owens
Unit Production Manager
Dee Dee Petty
Hairdresser
Jack C Petty
Makeup
Edward R Plante
Director Of Photography
William Randall
Sound
Lois Red Elk
Advisor
Robbe Roberts
Editor
Herman N Schoenbrun
Set Decorator
Steven R Stevens
Casting
Michael A Stevenson
Assistant Editor
Frank V Tauss
Costumes
Harry Templeton
Assistant Director
Harry W. Tetrick
Sound
Maurice Vaccarino
Unit Production Manager
Rod Wilson
Makeup
Film Details
Also Known As
Macahans
Genre
Drama
Western
Release Date
1976
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 19, 1976
Based on the 1962 feature "How the West Was Won."
TV rating: TV-PG-V
