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The West

1996 · 1 season

A slow, thoughtful historical documentary that feels like a somber, sweeping lesson in American myth and reality.

Created by
Stephen Ives
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Peter Coyote, N. Scott Momaday, Murphy Guyer
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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  • PBS America Amazon Channel
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Created by
Stephen Ives
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Peter Coyote, N. Scott Momaday, Murphy Guyer
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • colonialism
  • identity
  • memory
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Stephen Ives
Written by
Stephen Ives, Geoffrey C. Ward
Starring
Peter Coyote, N. Scott Momaday, Murphy Guyer, John Trudell, Eli Wallach, Arthur Miller, Gary Sinise, Jimmy Smits
Length
1 seasons, 9 episodes, 80 min each
Network
PBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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