La via dei giganti (1939)
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2h 15min
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Durante i difficili e sanguinosi lavori di costruzione della ferrovia tra l'Atlantico e il Pacifico si svolge la storia d'amore tra la figlia di un macchinista e un sorvegliante. La ragazza sposa un bandito per salvare l'amato, e quando il marito muore ucciso dai suoi uomini, i due si riuniscono.
Scheda tecnica
Paese di origineUnited States of America
Data di uscita5 maggio 1939
RegistaCecil B. DeMille
SceneggiatoriC. Gardner Sullivan, Jesse Lasky Jr., Walter DeLeon
ProduttoriCecil B. DeMille
MusicheJohn Leipold
FotografiaVictor Milner
MontaggioAnne Bauchens
DistributoreParamount Pictures
Generi
DrammaWestern
Cast Principale
Cast Completo
| Attore | Ruolo |
|---|---|
| Anthony Quinn | Cordray |
| Stanley Ridges | Gen. Casement |
| Henry Kolker | Asa M. Barrows |
| Francis McDonald | Gen. Dodge |
| Willard Robertson | Oakes Ames |
| Harold Goodwin | Calvin |
| Evelyn Keyes | Mrs. Calvin |
| Richard Lane | Sam Reed |
| William Haade | Dusky Clayton |
| Regis Toomey | Paddy O'Rourke |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Monahan |
| Fuzzy Knight | Cookie |
| Harry Woods | Al Brett |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | Dollarhide |
| Joseph Crehan | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Julia Faye | Mame |
| Sheila Darcy | Rose |
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| Ernie Adams | Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited) |
| Stanley Andrews | Dr. Harkness (uncredited) |
| Richard Alexander | Card Player (uncredited) |
| George Anderson | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Sam Ash | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Earl Askam | Bluett (uncredited) |
| Harry A. Bailey | Senator (uncredited) |
| May Beatty | Mrs. Hogan (uncredited) |
| Don Beddoe | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Genevieve Bell | Kate (uncredited) |
| Monte Blue | Indian (uncredited) |
| Ward Bond | Tracklayer (uncredited) |
| Dick Botiller | Indian with Accordion (uncredited) |
| Ed Brady | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Tom Burke | Laborer (uncredited) |
| George Burton | Laborer (uncredited) |
| A.S. Byron | Old Irishman (uncredited) |
| E.H. Calvert | Major (uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Telegrapher (uncredited) |
| Nora Cecil | Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited) |
| Wheaton Chambers | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Lane Chandler | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Jack Chapin | Fireman (uncredited) |
| Sonny Chorre | Indian (uncredited) |
| Davison Clark | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Jack Rube Clifford | Bartender (uncredited) |
| David Clyde | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Iron Eyes Cody | Indian (uncredited) |
| Allen Connor | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Hal Craig | Cassidy (uncredited) |
| Sidney D'Albrook | Man (uncredited) |
| Max Davidson | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Alfonso De Cruz | Draftsman (uncredited) |
| Victor De Linsky | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Richard Denning | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mike Driscoll | Denny (uncredited) |
| Tex Driscoll | Man (uncredited) |
| Peter Du Rey | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Dundee | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Paul Everton | Rev. Dr. Todd (uncredited) |
| Jim Farley | Laborer-Grader (uncredited) |
| Martin Faust | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Maude Fealy | Woman (uncredited) |
| John Fee | Man (uncredited) |
| Eddie Fetherston | Reporter (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Paddy (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Andrew Whipple (uncredited) |
| J. C. Fowler | Official (uncredited) |
| George B. French | Senator (uncredited) |
| Will Geer | Foreman (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Telegrapher (uncredited) |
| William Gillis | (uncredited) |
| Wesley Giraud | Boy (uncredited) |
| Gus Glassmire | Gov. Stafford (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Douglas Gordon | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Wylie Grant | Savage (uncredited) |
| George Guhl | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Card Player (uncredited) |
| John Harmon | One-Armed Reporter (uncredited) |
| Pat Hartigan | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Beth Hartman | Belle (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | Irishman at Bar (uncredited) |
| Russell Hicks | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Leon Holmes | Vendor (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Man (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Ingraham | Official (uncredited) |
| T.C. Jack | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Jerome (uncredited) |
| Si Jenks | Old Prospector (uncredited) |
| Noble Johnson | Native American Shooting Piano (uncredited) |
| Jack W. Johnston | Man (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Man (uncredited) |
| Jane Keckley | Official's Wife (uncredited) |
| Jim Kelso | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Jack Kennedy | Man (uncredited) |
| Bob Kortman | Gentleman at Golden Spike Ceremony (uncredited) |
| Frank Lackteen | Indian (uncredited) |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Florence Lake | Woman (uncredited) |
| Bobby LaSalle | Fanny (uncredited) |
| Alexander Leftwich | Official (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | Fr. Ryan (uncredited) |
| Elmo Lincoln | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Walter Long | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Viola Louie | Lil (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Luckey | Lulu (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Luckey | Lulu (uncredited) |
| Hugh MacDonald | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Jake (uncredited) |
| Mary MacLaren | Official's Wife (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Surveyor (uncredited) |
| Tom Mahoney | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Mala | Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited) |
| John Marston | Durant (uncredited) |
| Ida May | Goldie (uncredited) |
| Charles McAvoy | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Sam McDaniel | St. Louis Waiter (uncredited) |
| Charles McMurphy | Irishman (uncredited) |
| James McNamara | Mr. Mills (uncredited) |
| John Merton | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Ray Miller | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Pat Moriarity | Mike (uncredited) |
| Adrian Morris | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Horace Murphy | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Jack Murphy | Terry (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | Card Player (uncredited) |
| David Newell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Nestor Paiva | Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited) |
| Emory Parnell | Foreman (uncredited) |
| Doreen Pastor | Ruby (uncredited) |
| William Pawley | Dinty (uncredited) |
| Edward Peil Sr. | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Jack Pennick | Harmonicist (uncredited) |
| Albert Petit | Watercolorist (uncredited) |
| James Pierce | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Russ Powell | Vendor (uncredited) |
| John Power | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Hal Price | Surveyor (uncredited) |
| Frances Rather | Official's Daughter (uncredited) |
| George Regas | Indian Hearing Mollie's Telegraphy (uncredited) |
| John J. Richardson | Official (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Surveyor (uncredited) |
| Margaret Roach | Violet (uncredited) |
| Richard Robles | Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| Buddy Roosevelt | Fireman (uncredited) |
| Dick Rush | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Joe Sawyer | Shamus (uncredited) |
| Francis Sayles | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Syd Saylor | Barker (uncredited) |
| Ed Schaefer | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Ynez Seabury | Shrimp (uncredited) |
| Frank Shannon | Old Man (uncredited) |
| Michael Slade | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Lew Short | Laborer (uncredited) |
| James P. Spencer | Indian (uncredited) |
| Edwin Stanley | Businessman at Financiers' Meeting |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Man (uncredited) |
| Charles Stevens | Indian Shooting Mollie (uncredited) |
| Mark Strong | Connors (uncredited) |
| John M. Sullivan | Man (uncredited) |
| Albert Taylor | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Nick Thompson | Indian (uncredited) |
| Chief Thundercloud | Indian (uncredited) |
| David Thursby | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Archie Twitchell | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Tony Urchel | Indian (uncredited) |
| Guy Usher | Leland Stanford (uncredited) |
| Morgan Wallace | Sen. Smith (uncredited) |
| Calla Waltz | Maggie (uncredited) |
| Ruth Warren | Mrs. Cassidy (uncredited) |
| Stanhope Wheatcroft | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Blackie Whiteford | Irishman on Dance Floor (uncredited) |
| Greg Whitespear | Indian (uncredited) |
| William Worthington | Oliver Ames (uncredited) |
| Frank Yaconelli | Saloon Gambler (uncredited) |
| Duke York | Railwayman (uncredited) |
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Stati Uniti26 apr 1939USCITA IN SALA
Stati Uniti05 mag 1939
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