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The West

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Plot

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

Peter Coyote as Self - Narrator
Peter Coyote

as Self - Narrator

N. Scott Momaday as Self - Writer
N. Scott Momaday

as Self - Writer

Murphy Guyer as Self
Murphy Guyer

as Self

John Trudell as Self
John Trudell

as Self

Eli Wallach as Self
Eli Wallach

as Self

Arthur Miller as Self
Arthur Miller

as Self

John Lithgow as Self
John Lithgow

as Self

Gary Sinise as T. P. Eagan
Gary Sinise

as T. P. Eagan

Jimmy Smits as Self
Jimmy Smits

as Self

Keith Carradine as Self

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • September 15, 1996

Last Aired Date

  • September 23, 1996

Production Companies

  • Insignia Films

Type

  • Miniseries

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 9

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