The Far Horizons (1955)

108 min · Western, adventure film

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Directors

Rudolph Maté

Cast

Fred MacMurray, Charlton Heston, Donna Reed, Barbara Hale, William Demarest, Alan Reed, Eduardo Noriega

The story

In 1803, the United States Congress approves the Louisiana Purchase from France. Meriwether Lewis is summoned to the White House by President Thomas Jefferson, who asks Lewis to lead an expedition to explore beyond the newly claimed land to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis reluctantly agrees and requests that his friend William Clark accompany him at equal rank.

Catalogue themes and tags

Adventure, Adventurer, French, Indian, Louisiana, Lovestory, Mission, Period of Promoterism, PotUS, President, Soldatin, Sumpf, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Wildnis, Historical fiction, Action/Adventure, Western, Drama, Biopic [feature], Romance Film

Genres

Western, adventure film

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