The West., Ken Burns presents ; a film by Stephen Ives ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan, Fullscreen
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Label
The West., Ken Burns presents ; a film by Stephen Ives ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan, Fullscreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated, PBS Home Video
Main title
The West.
Oclc number
56612413
Responsibility statement
Ken Burns presents ; a film by Stephen Ives ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan
Runtime
707
Summary
Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the battle of Little Bighorn, and the massacre at Wounded Knee
Table Of Contents
disc 1. Ep. 1, The people (82 min.) -- disc 2. Eps. 2 & 3, Empire upon the trails (84 min.) ; The speck of the future (84 min.) -- disc 3. Eps. 4 & 5, Death runs riot (84 min.) ; The grandest enterprise under God (84 min.) -- disc 4. Eps. 6 & 7, Fight no more forever (85 min.) ; The geography of hope (84 min.) -- disc 5, Eps. 8 & 9, Ghost dance (58 min.) ; One sky above us (62 min.)
Technique
live action
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Ken Burns presents The West
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Fullscreen
Classification
Contributor
- WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
- West Film Project, Inc
- Zucker, Adam
- PBS Home Video
- Kantor, Michael, 1961-
- Ives, Stephen
- Time Life Video & Television
- Abramson, Jody
- Florentine Films
- Ward, Geoffrey C
- Gohl, Teese
- Levine, Michael, (Film editor)
- Insignia Films
- Duncan, Dayton
- Barnes, Paul, 1951-
- Paramount Home Video (Firm)
- Burns, Ken, 1953-
- Coyote, Peter
- Hankin, Richard
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- Ives, Stephen
- Time Life Video & Television
- Abramson, Jody
- Florentine Films
- Ward, Geoffrey C
- Gohl, Teese
- Levine, Michael, (Film editor)
- Insignia Films
- Duncan, Dayton
- Barnes, Paul, 1951-
- Paramount Home Video (Firm)
- Burns, Ken, 1953-
- Coyote, Peter
- Hankin, Richard
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