The Way west ( film ) - wikipedia The Way west ( film ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2018 ) The Way West Original 1967 cinema poster Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen Produced by Harold Hecht Screenplay by Ben Maddow Mitch Lindemann Based on The Way West by A.B. Guthrie Jr. Starring Kirk Douglas Robert Mitchum Richard Widmark Lola Albright Jack Elam Sally Field Stubby Kaye Katherine Justice Eve McVeagh Music by Bronislau Kaper Cinematography William H. Clothier Edited by Otho Lovering Production company Harold Hecht Productions Distributed by United Artists Release date May 24, 1967 ( 1967 - 05 - 24 ) ( US ) Running time 122 minutes Country United States Language English The Way West is a 1967 American western film based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by A.B. Guthrie, Jr... The film stars Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark, and features Sally Field in her first major film role. The film was directed by veteran television director Andrew V. McLaglen and featured on - location cinematography by William H. Clothier. Sam Elliott made his feature film debut as an uncredited Missouri Townsman. Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Cast 4 References 5 External links Plot U.S. Senator William Tadlock ( Kirk Douglas ) is leaving his home in Missouri in 1843, heading west on the Oregon Trail by wagon train. His son and slave come along, with Dick Summers ( Robert Mitchum ) as a hired guide. Joining them on the expedition are farmer Lije Evans ( Richard Widmark ), his wife Rebecca ( Lola Albright ), and 16 - year - old son Brownie ( Michael McGreevey ). Among others there are also the newlyweds Johnnie ( Michael Witney ) and Amanda Mack ( Katherine Justice ), plus the Fairman and McBee families. Shy young wife Amanda is n't satisfying his needs, so Johnnie gets drunk and strays with young Mercy McBee ( Sally Field ). He also shoots at what he drunkenly thinks is a wolf, and ends up killing a Sioux chief 's son. Tadlock knows that no other form of justice will do for the Indians if the wagon train is being pursued by them out of vengeance, so he hangs Johnnie, for the safety of the traveling party, but to their outrage. On the trail, it turns out Mercy is now pregnant as well, and Brownie proposes marriage to her. Tadlock 's son is killed in a stampede, causing the senator to be so distraught that he becomes harsh and despotic towards his charges. The last straw comes when Tadlock destroys Rebecca Evans ' antique clock after Lije Evans refuses to abandon it. A fight ensues when Tadlock is attacked by Evans, for which Tadlock retialates by trying to shoot Evans, only for Summers to stop him. The others form a lynch mob and attempt to hang Tadlock, but Evans talks them out of it and now takes charge of the trek. Nearly to the end, the trek reaches a steep ravine, which offers the only shortcut to their destination. Rebecca Evans shows the others Tadlock 's grand plan, and Evans relinquishes command back to Tadlock. The settlers lower their possessions, livestock, and each other down the steep escarpment to reach the wagon road to the Willamette Valley. Emotionally destroyed by the loss of Johnnie, Amanda Mack cuts the rope Tadlock is descending on, causing the senator to plunge to his death. Amanda runs off into the desert, but the others, after commemorating Tadlock 's efforts, press on to Oregon. Summers stays behind, departing to parts unknown. Production The film is notable for being the first big - budget western since 1930 's widescreen John Wayne spectacle The Big Trail, to show pioneers lowering a wagon train over a cliff with ropes. This was the second time that Mitchum and Douglas appeared in a film together since Out of the Past in 1947, after `` The List of Adrian Messenger '' in 1963. Douglas had previously filmed another A.B. Guthrie novel, The Big Sky. Filming took place in Tucson, Arizona, and various places in Oregon, including Bend and Crooked River Gorge. Cast Kirk Douglas as Sen. William J. Tadlock Robert Mitchum as Dick Summers Richard Widmark as Lije Evans Lola Albright as Rebecca Evans Jack Elam as Preacher Weatherby Michael Witney as Johnnie Mack Sally Field as Mercy McBee Stubby Kaye as Sam Fairman Katherine Justice as Amanda Mack Michael McGreevey as Brownie Evans Connie Sawyer as Mrs. McBee Harry Carey, Jr. as Mr. McBee Paul Lukather as Mr. Turley Eve McVeagh as Mrs. Masters Paul Wexler as Barber ( uncredited ) Sam Elliott as Missouri Townsman ( uncredited ) References Jump up ^ `` Filmed in Oregon 1908 - 2015 '' ( PDF ). Oregon Film Council. Oregon State Library. Retrieved December 27, 2015. University of Southern California Division of Cinema ; American Film Institute ; Center for Understanding Media. Filmfacts 1967. pp. 146 -- 248. External links The Way West on IMDb The Way West at the TCM Movie Database The Way West at AllMovie Films directed by Andrew V. McLaglen Man in the Vault ( 1956 ) Gun the Man Down ( 1956 ) The Abductors ( 1957 ) Freckles ( 1960 ) The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come ( 1961 ) McLintock ! ( 1963 ) Shenandoah ( 1965 ) The Rare Breed ( 1966 ) Monkeys, Go Home ! ( 1967 ) The Way West ( 1967 ) The Ballad of Josie ( 1967 ) The Devil 's Brigade ( 1968 ) Bandolero ! 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Question: where was the movie the way west filmed
Answer: Tucson, Arizona