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.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- September 15, 1996
- Last aired
- September 23, 1996
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 9
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
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
- Showrunner
- Ken Burns
- Written by
- Geoffrey C. Ward
Stephen Ives
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