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Description:
The American
West (formerly titled The West) is a limited-event American
television docu-series detailing the period 1865 to 1890 in the
United States. The series was executive-produced by Robert Redford,
Stephen David and Laura Michalchyshyn with Sundance Productions and
aired for eight episodes on AMC from June 11 to July 30, 2016.
From Executive Producer Robert Redford, The American West tells
the story of the aftermath of the Civil War and how the United
States transformed into the "land of opportunity" spanning the years
1865 to 1890. Viewers will be transported into the violent world of
cowboys, Indians, outlaws and law men. The 8-episode limited event
series chronicles the personal, little-known stories of Western
legends such as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Crazy Horse
and Sitting Bull. The series features exclusive interviews with
notable names from classic Western films, including Robert Redford,
James Caan, Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark
Harmon, Ed Harris and more.
Following the American Civil War,
the United States begins developing into the "land of opportunity,"
despite the danger from cowboys, Native Americans, outlaws and
lawmen. The series chronicles the stories of Western legends, such
as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, George Armstrong Custer,
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.
Episodes:
1 "America Divided" 2 "Two Front War" 3 "Blood & Gold"
4 "Showdown" |
5 "Outlaw Rising" 6 "The Big Killing" 7 "Frontier
Justice" 8 "The Last Vendetta" |
Cast List:
David H.
Stevens as Jesse James Derek Chariton as Billy the Kid
Will Strongheart as Crazy Horse John C. Bailey as General
George Custer Moses Brings Plenty as Sitting Bull
Jonathan C. Stewart as Wyatt Earp
Morgan Lund as
Ulysses S. Grant Michael Marunde as William T. Sherman
Eric Rolland as Thomas C. Durant Joseph Carlson as Frank
James Ric Maddox as Pat Garrett Hugh Scully as Allen
Pinkerton Nicholas Bialis as Morgan Earp Sean Brown as
Cole Younger |
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Encoding: Region
1 NTSC
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Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4
inches; 5.12 Ounces
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Director : John Ealer
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Media Format : NTSC, Subtitled,
Widescreen
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Run time : 5 hours and 44 minutes
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Release date : October 13, 2020
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Actors : Robert Redford, Kiefer
Sutherland, Senator John McCain, Danny Glover, Burt Reynolds
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Studio : Image Entertainment
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Number of discs : 3
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The
series features several interviews from authors, celebrities,
historians and political figures. Mark Lee
Gardener – author, Shot All to Hell David Eisenbach –
historian, Columbia University Kiefer Sutherland – actor, Young Guns
Eric Foner – historian, Columbia University H.W. Brands –
historian, University of Texas at Austin Danny Glover –
actor, Silverado Walter R. Borneman – author, Iron Horses
Paul Hutton, historian – University of New Mexico Andrew C.
Isenberg – author, Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life Karl Jacoby
– historian, Columbia University Anne Collier – curator,
Edmund C. Jaeger Cultural & Natural History Museum Burt
Reynolds – actor, Gunsmoke Robert Redford – actor, Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Bill Richardson – former
governor of New Mexico Larry T. Pourier – Oglala Lakota
Filmmaker John McCain – U.S. Senator, Arizona Kathleen
Chamberlain – author, In the Shadow of Billy the Kid Ann
Kirschner – author, Lady at the O.K. Corral Mark Harmon –
actor, Wyatt Earp Tom Selleck – actor, Quigley Down Under
John Morey – historian Ed Harris – actor, Appaloosa |
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