Quick Facts
CreatorStephen Ives
Years1996 · Ended
RatingTV-PG
GenresDocumentary
TV Series
The West
1996· TV-PG· 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.
1996-09-15
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Episodes
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Key Crew
DirectorStephen Ives
WriterGeoffrey C. Ward
EditorPaul Barnes
Full cast & crew (14 cast · 5 crew)
Details
First aired1996-09-15
StatusEnded
StudiosInsignia Films
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating8.4/10 · 19 votes
Original languageen