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Brigham Young ()

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In 1844, after the assassination of Mormon leader Joseph Smith by an angry mob in Illinois, the Mormons choose Brigham Young as their new leader and follow him to a new promised land in Utah.
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Jonathan Kent
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Zina Webb
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Brigham Young
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Angus Duncan
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Eliza Kent
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Porter Rockwell
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Mary Ann Young
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Joseph Smith
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Clara Young
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Mary Kent (as Ann Todd)
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Heber Kimball
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Doc Richards
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Prosecutor
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Hyrum Smith
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Hubert Crum (as Frank Thomas)
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Pete
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Henry Kent
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Caleb Kent
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Mr. Webb
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Jim Bridger
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Big Elk (as Chief Big Tree)
Davison Clark ...
Johnson
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Emma Smith (as Claire DuBrey)
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Judge
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1st Mob Leader
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2nd Mob Leader
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Jury Foreman
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Elder
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John Taylor
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U.S. Army Major
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One of Brigham Young's Wives (uncredited)
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Man with California Gold News (uncredited)
Cliff Clark ...
Dissenter (uncredited)
Edmund Elton ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Stout Woman Who Can't Swim (uncredited)
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Skeptic (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood ...
Jokester at Chronicle Notice (uncredited)
Cammilla Johnson ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
Cullen Johnson ...
Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ...
Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
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Elder (uncredited)
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Agitator (uncredited)
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Raider (uncredited)
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Mormon (uncredited)
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Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles Frederick Lindsley ...
Trailer Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Raider (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Man Laughing at Joke (uncredited)
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Mob Member (uncredited)
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One of Brigham Young's Wives (uncredited)
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Man in Newspaper Office / Agitator (uncredited)
Philip Morris ...
Mob Member (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Robinson ...
Discouraged Mormon (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Shannon ...
Second Man with California Gold News (uncredited)
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Mob Member (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Man with California Gold News (uncredited)
Cecil Weston ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Court Spectator (uncredited)
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Mormon Cheering Porter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Henry Hathaway

Written by

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Louis Bromfield ... ()
 
Lamar Trotti ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Kenneth Macgowan ... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by

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Alfred Newman
Robert Russell Bennett ... (uncredited)
David Buttolph ... (uncredited)
Cyril J. Mockridge ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Arthur C. Miller ... director of photography (as Arthur Miller)

Editing by

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Robert Bischoff

Art Direction by

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William S. Darling ... (as William Darling)
Maurice Ransford

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little

Costume Design by

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Gwen Wakeling

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Otto Brower ... second unit director (uncredited)
Charles Hall ... assistant director (uncredited)
Ad Schaumer ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)
E. Clayton Ward ... sound

Special Effects by

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Fred Sersen ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Joseph LaShelle ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sam Benson ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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R.H. Bassett ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... musical director (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Eleanor Harris ... story researcher
George D. Pyper ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

The true story of famous Mormon leader Brigham Young and his battle to transport his people across the Rocky Mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two of his people, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb, and the hardships they face along the way. Written by Col Needham

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Also Known As
  • Brigham Young: Frontiersman (United States)
  • Brigham Young: Frontiersman (United Kingdom)
  • L'Odyssée des Mormons (France)
  • El hombre de la frontera (Spain)
  • Filhos de Deus (Portugal)
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  • 114 min
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Budget $2,700,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Moroni Olsen was the only principal cast member who was a Mormon. Dean Jagger was not a member of that church when he portrayed its leader, but he did join some 32 years later. See more »
Goofs Eliza Kent's tomb "wheel" shows she died in 1843 on the trek west. But Joseph Smith did not die until 1844 and the saints did not leave Nauvoo until 1846. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Religulous (2008). See more »
Soundtracks Oh! Susanna See more »
Quotes Joseph Smith: Perhaps it's time to show a different kind of courage... and do something besides being killed for what we believe.
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