The West
The West [videorecording] /
Title on container: Ken Burns presents The West
Ken Burns presents ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; executive producer, Ken Burns ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington ; in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; The West Film Project, Inc., Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc.
- Standard format.
- [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2004.
- 5 videodiscs (707 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
"Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container. Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996. Special features (disc 1): making-of featurette (9 min.); interview with Burns & Ives (originally broadcast on The Charlie Rose Show, 22 min.); 4 interactive maps; "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions); "Did you know ...? Frontier facts" (10 entries).
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.).
Editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; music by Mathias Gohl. Editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; music by Mathias Gohl.
Narrated by Peter Coyote.
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.
Not rated PBS Home Video.
DVD, region 1; Dolby surround stereo.
Closed-captioned.
In English.
1415702489 9781415702482
097368858343 841887051279 (packaging)
88583 PBS Home Video
DVD.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--History.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
"Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container. Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996. Special features (disc 1): making-of featurette (9 min.); interview with Burns & Ives (originally broadcast on The Charlie Rose Show, 22 min.); 4 interactive maps; "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions); "Did you know ...? Frontier facts" (10 entries).
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.).
Editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; music by Mathias Gohl. Editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; music by Mathias Gohl.
Narrated by Peter Coyote.
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.
Not rated PBS Home Video.
DVD, region 1; Dolby surround stereo.
Closed-captioned.
In English.
1415702489 9781415702482
097368858343 841887051279 (packaging)
88583 PBS Home Video
DVD.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--History.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.