Union Pacific (1939 film)

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Union Pacific (1939 film) is a 1939 American Western directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the building of the transcontinental railroad and the conflicts surrounding it.

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instanceOf Western film
film
awardReceived Palme d'Or (precursor) at 1939 Cannes selection (shared)
basedOn novel "Trouble Shooter"
novel "Trouble Shooter" by Ernest Haycox
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Victor Milner
countryOfOrigin United States
director Cecil B. DeMille
distributor Paramount Pictures
editor Anne Bauchens
era Golden Age of Hollywood
filmFormat 35 mm
genre Western
romantic drama film
hasTheme corporate corruption
loyalty and betrayal
romance
westward expansion of the United States
musicBy Sigmund Krumgold
narrativeLocation Nebraska
United States
Wyoming Territory
notableFor depiction of the building of the transcontinental railroad
large-scale railroad action sequences
originalLanguage English
premiereDate 1939-04-28
premiereLocation Omaha, Nebraska
producer Cecil B. DeMille
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseYear 1939
runtimeMinutes 135
screenwriter Cecil B. DeMille
Jack Cunningham
Walter DeLeon
settingTime 1860s
starring Akim Tamiroff
Anthony Quinn
Barbara Stanwyck
Brian Donlevy
Evelyn Keyes
Henry Kolker
J. M. Kerrigan
Joel McCrea
Lynne Overman
Robert Preston
subject Union Pacific Railroad
construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad

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Jesse L. Lasky Jr. workedOn Union Pacific (1939 film)
Victor Milner workedOn Union Pacific (film)
linked to: Union Pacific (1939 film)
Jeanie MacPherson wroteWork Union Pacific (film)
linked to: Union Pacific (1939 film)
Ernest Haycox workAdaptedAs Union Pacific (1939 film)
Gordon Jennings notableWork Union Pacific (1939 film)