The West
1996 · Miniseries · TV-PG · 80 min · ★ 8.4
The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and the executive producer was Ken Burns. The film originally aired on PBS in September 1996.
Also known as Ken Burns: The West · Ken Burns Presents: The West
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Streaming on PBS Documentaries.
12 hours to watch · 9 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-09-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 80 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.4/10 (19 votes)
Themes
- wild west
Cast & crew
Peter Coyote
as Self - Narrator
N. Scott Momaday
as Self - Writer
Murphy Guyer
as Self
John Trudell
as Self
Eli Wallach
as Self
Arthur Miller
as Self
Gary Sinise
as T. P. Eagan
Jimmy Smits
as Self
Adam Arkin
as Self
Matthew Broderick
as Self - William Swain
Directed by Stephen Ives
Episodes1 season · 9 episodes
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