The West
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.
Top cast
John Lithgow
Self
Keith Carradine
Self
Ossie Davis
Self
Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator
N. Scott Momaday
Self - Writer
Murphy Guyer
Self
John Trudell
Self
Eli Wallach
Self
Arthur Miller
Self
Gary Sinise
T. P. Eagan
Jimmy Smits
Self
Adam Arkin
Self
Matthew Broderick
Self - William Swain
Jason Robards
Self - Brigham Young
Derek Jacobi
Self (voice)
Seasons
Where to watch
Stream
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Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- September 15, 1996
- Last air date
- September 23, 1996
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
- Episode runtime
- 1h 20m
- Network
- PBS
- Original language
- EN
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