The West

The West

1996
8.4
1 Season
Documentary
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Overview

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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One Sky Above Us (1887-1914)
Latest Aired

1x9 - One Sky Above Us (1887-1914)

1996-09-2380m

Los Angeles steals its water supply, millions of Mexicans migrate north, and Hollywood begins to shape the West and the nation's image of it.

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