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Union Pacific

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Original title
Union Pacific
Year
Running time
133 min.
Country
United States United States
Director
Screenwriter
Walter DeLeon, C. Gardner Sullivan, Jesse Lasky Jr., Jack Cunningham. Story: Ernest Haycox
Music
John Leipold, Sigmund Krumgold
Cinematography
Victor Milner (B&W)
Cast
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Producer
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Western. Drama | Trains / Subways. 19th Century
Movie Groups
Ernest Haycox Adaptations
Synopsis
This is Cecil B. De Mille's version of the trouble and hardships involved in the building of the famous transcontinental railroad. Jeff Butler is hired to insure that the Union Pacific is completed and arrives at its destination in Ogden on time. He faces enormous odds including derailments, a banker who will stop at nothing to sabotage the project, an old Civil War army buddy who is working for the bad guys, and hostile Indians.
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Awards
1939: Nominated for Oscar: Best Special Effects
1939: Cannes Film Festival: Grand Prize of the Festival (Best Film)
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