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The Far Horizons

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Following the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson assigns Capt. Meriwether Lewis (Fred MacMurray) and Lt. William Clark (Charlton Heston) to an expedition to explore the new U.S. territory. Guided by the Native American woman Sacagawea (Donna Reed), Lewis and Clark embark on a journey through unknown and treacherous terrain in hopes of finding a water route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. However, both nature and man stand in their way.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/11/2009
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An inaccurate and dull telling of the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition that followed President Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Rudolph Maté

Director

Fred MacMurray

Captain Meriwether Lewis

Charlton Heston

Lt. William Clark

Donna Reed

Sacajawea

Barbara Hale

Julia Hancock

William Demarest

Sgt. Gass
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Synopsis Following the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson assigns Capt. Meriwether Lewis (Fred MacMurray) and Lt. William Clark (Charlton Heston) to an expedition to explore the new U.S. territory. Guided by the Native American woman Sacagawea (Donna Reed), Lewis and Clark embark on a journey through unknown and treacherous terrain in hopes of finding a water route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. However, both nature and man stand in their way.
Director
Rudolph Maté
Producer
William H. Pine, William C. Thomas
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 20, 1955, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 48m