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The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons

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The Far Horizons

1955

1h 48m

6.3(25 votes)

Drama

History

Western

Overview

Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and Meriwether Clark, is sent to survey the new lands and go where no white man has gone before.

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Paramount Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Cpt. Meriwether Lewis

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Lt. William Clark

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Sacajawea

Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale

Julia Hancock

William Demarest

William Demarest

Sgt. Gass

Alan Reed

Alan Reed

Charbonneau

Eduardo Noriega

Eduardo Noriega

Chief Cameahwait

Larry Pennell

Larry Pennell

Wild Eagle

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

President Thomas Jefferson

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Mr. Hancock

Creative team

Directed by: Rudolph Maté
Written by: Edmund H. North
Winston Miller
Produced by: William C. Thomas
William H. Pine

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