The West
TV
Type
1996
Year
1 Season
Seasons
★ 8.4
Rating
Documentary
Genre
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.
Where to watch
Episodes
1. The People (1500-1806)
2. Empire Upon The Trails (1806-1848)
3. The Speck Of The Future (1848-1856)
4. Death Runs Riot (1856-1868)
5. The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-1874)
6. Fight No More Forever (1874-1877)
7. The Geography Of Hope (1877-1887)
8. Ghost Dance (1887 -1914)
9. One Sky Above Us (1887-1914)
Cast
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
Adam Arkin
Self
Matthew Broderick
Self - William Swain