The West

T
1h 20m
1996
8.4 /10 (18)

Overview

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.

Country : US
Languages : en
Last Air Date:1996-09-23
Created by :Not Available

Seasons

Season 1
1996-09-15

Episodes

Episode: 1The People (1500-1806)
S01
E01
1996-09-15
Episode: 2Empire Upon The Trails (1806-1848)
S01
E02
1996-09-16
Episode: 3The Speck Of The Future (1848-1856)
S01
E03
1996-09-17
Episode: 4Death Runs Riot (1856-1868)
S01
E04
1996-09-18
Episode: 5The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-1874)
S01
E05
1996-09-19
Episode: 6Fight No More Forever (1874-1877)
S01
E06
1996-09-20
Episode: 7The Geography Of Hope (1877-1887)
S01
E07
1996-09-21
Episode: 8Ghost Dance (1887 -1914)
S01
E08
1996-09-22
Episode: 9One Sky Above Us (1887-1914)
S01
E09
1996-09-23

Series Cast

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator

N. Scott Momaday

Self - Writer

Murphy Guyer

Self

John Trudell

Self

Eli Wallach

Self

Arthur Miller

Self

John Lithgow

Self

Gary Sinise

T. P. Eagan

Jimmy Smits

Self

Keith Carradine

Self

Adam Arkin

Self

Matthew Broderick

Self - William Swain

Ossie Davis

Self

Jason Robards

Self - Brigham Young

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