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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.
First Aired
Sep 15, 1996
Last Aired
Sep 23, 1996
Seasons
1
Episodes
9
Network
PBS
Studio
Insignia Films
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →P
Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator
N
N. Scott Momaday
Self - Writer
M
Murphy Guyer
Self
J
John Trudell
Self
E
Eli Wallach
Self
A
Arthur Miller
Self
J
John Lithgow
Self
G
Gary Sinise
T. P. Eagan
J
Jimmy Smits
Self
K
Keith Carradine
Self
A
Adam Arkin
Self
M
Matthew Broderick
Self - William Swain
O
Ossie Davis
Self
J
Jason Robards
Self - Brigham Young
