The West

Documentary1996TV-PG9 episodes1 seasonMiniseries

First aired: 1996-09-15

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.

Casting

  • John Lithgow
    Self
  • Keith Carradine
    Self
  • Matthew Broderick
    Self - William Swain
  • Eli Wallach
    Self
  • Gary Sinise
    T. P. Eagan
  • Jimmy Smits
    Self
  • Jason Robards
    Self - Brigham Young
  • Adam Arkin
    Self
  • Peter Coyote
    Self - Narrator
  • Murphy Guyer
    Self