The West (1996)

Documentary · History · War

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.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (2,338 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Peter Coyote Self - Narrator
N. Scott Momaday Self - Writer
Murphy Guyer Self
John Trudell Self
Eli Wallach Self
Arthur Miller Self

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

8.10 avg 9 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 80 min avg

Consistent

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The People	8.0	147
2	Empire Upon the Trails	8.0	126
3	The Speck of The Future	8.1	120
4	Death Runs Riot	8.1	110
5	The Grandest Enterprise Under God	8.1	101
6	Fight No More Forever	8.4	104
7	The Geography of Hope	8.1	94
8	Ghost Dance	8.0	76
9	One Sky Above Us	8.1	85

The West (1996)

Cast

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