The West(1996)

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  • Documentary

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.

Cast

  • Keith Carradine

    Keith Carradine

    Self

  • John Lithgow

    John Lithgow

    Self

  • Ossie Davis

    Ossie Davis

    Self

  • Peter Coyote

    Peter Coyote

    Self - Narrator

  • N. Scott Momaday

    N. Scott Momaday

    Self - Writer

  • Murphy Guyer

    Murphy Guyer

    Self

  • John Trudell

    John Trudell

    Self

  • Eli Wallach

    Eli Wallach

    Self

  • Arthur Miller

    Arthur Miller

    Self

  • Gary Sinise

    Gary Sinise

    T. P. Eagan

  • Jimmy Smits

    Jimmy Smits

    Self

  • Adam Arkin

    Adam Arkin

    Self

  • Matthew Broderick

    Matthew Broderick

    Self - William Swain

  • Jason Robards

    Jason Robards

    Self - Brigham Young

  • Derek Jacobi

    Derek Jacobi

    Self (voice)

  • George Plimpton

    George Plimpton

    Self (voice)

  • Ralph Waite

    Ralph Waite

    Self (voice)

  • M. Emmet Walsh

    M. Emmet Walsh

    Self (voice)

  • Fred Ward

    Fred Ward

    Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)

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Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

9

Last Air Date

Sep 23, 1996

Network

PBS

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