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The West (1996)

The West

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TV-PG

8h 57m

Documentary, Historical, War

September 15th, 1996

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Synopsis

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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Cast

Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator
N. Scott Momaday
Self - Writer
Murphy Guyer
Self
John Trudell
Self
Eli Wallach
Self
Arthur Miller
Self
Richard White
Self - Historian
T.H. Watkins
Self - Writer
Philip Bosco
Self
John Lithgow
Self
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Directors

Stephen Ives
(9 episodes, 1996)
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Producers

Jody Abramson
producer
(9 episodes, 1996)
Ken Burns
executive producer / senior producer / series producer (9 episodes, 1996)
Dayton Duncan
consulting producer
(9 episodes, 1996)
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Writers

Dayton Duncan
written by
(9 episodes, 1996)
Geoffrey C. Ward
written by
(9 episodes, 1996)
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Keywords

racism
american history
tv mini series
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

September 15th, 1996 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

The West (original title)
The West (Australia)
The West (Canada) (English title)
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Locations

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA
Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Running Times

537 min (United States of America) (original)

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Aspect Ratios

4:3

Production Companies

Florentine Films
Time-Life Video
WETA
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Distribution Companies

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Polyband (Germany)

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