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The West
Series Details

Title: The West

Release Date: 15 Sep 1996

Runtime: 1h 20m

Genre: Documentary

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Production Companies: Insignia Films

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.4 (16 votes)

Cast

  • Self - Narrator: Peter Coyote
  • Self - Writer: N. Scott Momaday
  • Self: Murphy Guyer
  • Self: John Trudell
  • Self: Eli Wallach
  • Self: Arthur Miller
  • Self: John Lithgow
  • T. P. Eagan: Gary Sinise
  • Self: Jimmy Smits
  • Self: Keith Carradine
  • Self: Adam Arkin
  • Self - William Swain: Matthew Broderick
  • Self: Ossie Davis
  • Self - Brigham Young: Jason Robards
  • The West (Season 1)

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