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The West poster

The West

1996 1 Season 8.4Series

Documentary

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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Stephen Ives

Director, Writer

Geoffrey C. Ward

Writer

Top Cast

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Self - Narrator · 9 eps

N. Scott Momaday

N. Scott Momaday

Self - Writer · 9 eps

Murphy Guyer

Murphy Guyer

Self · 9 eps

John Trudell

John Trudell

Self · 9 eps

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Self · 9 eps

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

Self · 9 eps

Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise

T. P. Eagan · 9 eps

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Self · 9 eps

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Self · 9 eps

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Self - William Swain · 9 eps

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Self - Brigham Young · 9 eps

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Self / Uriah Oblinger (voice) / Self · 9 eps

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Self / Self (voice) · 9 eps

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Self / Self / John R. Gills (voice) · 9 eps

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Self (voice) · 1 ep

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Self (voice) · 1 ep

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Self (voice) · 1 ep

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Self (voice) · 1 ep

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Self / Charles Goodnight (voice) · 1 ep