How the West Was Won (TV series)
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How the West Was Won | |
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Genre | Western |
Directed by | Bernard McEveety |
Starring | James Arness Bruce Boxleitner Fionnula Flanagan Kathryn Holcomb William Kirby Cullen Vicki Schreck |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 25 (List of episodes) |
Broadcast | |
Original run | 1978 – 1979 |
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How the West Was Won was a western television series that starred James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, and Bruce Boxleitner. It aired as a mini-series in 1977 and 1978, and as a regular series in 1979. A total of 25 episodes were aired.
The show was a great success in Sweden (as Familjen Macahan, English: The Macahan Family) and has been aired several times since its Swedish premiere in 1978; the last occasion in 2006.
Many paintings by Charles Marion Russell were shown during the credits.
[edit] Cast
- James Arness as Zebulon "Zeb" Macahan
- Bruce Boxleitner as Luke Macahan
- Fionnula Flanagan as Molly Culhane
- Kathryn Holcomb as Laura Macahan
- William Kirby Cullen as Joshua "Josh" Macahan
- Vicki Schreck as Jessica "Jessie" Macahan
- Eva Marie Saint as Kate Macahan
- Richard Kiley as Timothy Macahan
- Jared Martin as Frank Grayson