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The West

1996 · 80 min · Documentary

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.

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Creators

Stephen Ives — Director

Top cast

Peter Coyote portraitPeter CoyoteSelf - NarratorN. Scott Momaday portraitN. Scott MomadaySelf - WriterMurphy Guyer portraitMurphy GuyerSelfJohn Trudell portraitJohn TrudellSelfEli Wallach portraitEli WallachSelfArthur Miller portraitArthur MillerSelfJohn Lithgow portraitJohn LithgowSelfGary Sinise portraitGary SiniseT. P. EaganJimmy Smits portraitJimmy SmitsSelfKeith Carradine portraitKeith CarradineSelf

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Seasons

1
Season 19 episodes · 1996

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