| The West | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:KenBurnsPresentsTheWest.jpg) DVD cover for The West | |
| Also known as | Ken Burns Presents: The West |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Dayton Duncan Geoffrey Ward |
| Directed by | Stephen Ives |
| Voices of | Adam Arkin Matthew Broderick Keith Carradine John Lithgow Gary Sinise Jimmy Smits Eli Wallach |
| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Theme music composer | Matthias Gohl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ken Burns |
| Producers | Stephen Ives Jody Abramson Michael Kantor |
| Running time | 12 hours (8 episodes) |
| Production companies | Insignia Films Florentine Films WETA-TV Time-Life Video and Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | September 15 – September 22, 1996 |
| Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) | |
The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a 1996 television documentary miniseries about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and featured Ken Burns as executive producer. It was first broadcast on PBS on eight consecutive nights from September 15 to 22, 1996.