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The American West

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20162016
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 43m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.6K
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11,333
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Jonathan C. Stewart in The American West (2016)
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A large-scale review of the American frontier stories.A large-scale review of the American frontier stories.A large-scale review of the American frontier stories.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,333
1,057
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    • Stars
      • Mark Lee Gardner
      • Bert Thomas Morris
      • David H. Stevens
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    • Stars
      • Mark Lee Gardner
      • Bert Thomas Morris
      • David H. Stevens
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    • 44User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Mark Lee Gardner
    • Self - Author, Shot All to Hell…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Bert Thomas Morris
    • Narrator
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    David H. Stevens
    David H. Stevens
    • Jesse James
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Will Strongheart
    Will Strongheart
    • Crazy Horse…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Mo Brings Plenty
    Mo Brings Plenty
    • Sitting Bull
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Morgan Lund
    • Ulysses S. Grant…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    John C. Bailey
    • Gen. George Armstrong Custer…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Jonathan C. Stewart
    • Wyatt Earp
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Derek Chariton
    Derek Chariton
    • Billy the Kid
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Eric Rolland
    Eric Rolland
    • Thomas Durant…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Ric Maddox
    Ric Maddox
    • Pat Garrett
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Kera O'Bryon
    Kera O'Bryon
    • Zerelda James
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Jim Jackman
    • Rutherford B. Hayes
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    Hugh Scully
    Hugh Scully
    • Allan Pinkerton
    8 episodes8 eps • 2016
    David Eisenbach
    • Self - Historian
    7 episodes7 eps • 2016
    Robert Redford
    Robert Redford
    • Self - Actor, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid…
    7 episodes7 eps • 2016
    Paul A. Hutton
    • Self - Historian, University of New Mexico
    7 episodes7 eps • 2016
    Karl Jacoby
    • Self - Historian, Columbia University
    7 episodes7 eps • 2016
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    User reviews44

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    3/10
    Makes Butch and Sundance look like a documentary
    This review is based on the version shown in Europe under the title "Robert Redford's The West". I'm not aware of any differences apart from the title and I'd be surprised if there were given the skimpy production values of the series. The series of eight one-hour shows sets out to tell the tale of the West through six lives Custer, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, Jesse James, Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp. We get a narrative over reenactments interspersed with to-camera pieces from lots of actors who appeared in Westerns and some actual historians. I found the series very disappointing. The recreation of the Little Big Horn would embarrass a troop of amateur re-enactors. More substantial is the myriad inaccuracies and omissions. In telling the tale of the James brothers I don't recall a mention of the Younger Brothers. We're shown a map of the Battle of the Little Big Horn that shows Reno's and Custer's advances but doesn't show Benteen's nor is he mentioned in the narrative. Billy the Kid's escape all happens on the ground floor. There's no Pete Maxwell in Pete Maxwell's bedroom when Billy is shot. The viewer is given no context as to why either man was in the room (the link being Maxwell). As presented Morgan and Virgil Earp are shot on the same night. Others more knowledgeably than myself have and could point out many more flaws in the series. Did I learn anything? Yes. A young John Wayne met an elderly Wyatt Earp.
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    • Release date
      • June 11, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The West
    • Production company
      • Stephen David Entertainment
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      43 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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