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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0097367050571
Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: PBS Paramount
Manufacturer: PBS Paramount
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: PBS Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 21, 2006
Running Time: 360 minutes
Sales Rank: 57570
Studio: PBS Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: May 08, 1995
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Between 1845 and 1893, the American West was lost and won – wound with ribbons of iron and wire and brought within the dominion of the United States – while, along the way, the lives of hundreds of thousands of Native Americans were violently disrupted and all but destroyed. This mesmerizing six-hour documentary series from acclaimed filmmaker Ric Burns (The Civil War, Coney Island, New York), chronicles the final astonishing decades of the American frontier from the time of the Gold Rush until after the last gasp of the Indian wars at Wounded Knee.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A compact version of the West history
I've seen both this film and Ken Burns' "The West", twice for each. Although this piece is not as long, detailed and comprehensive as Ken Burns' marathon version on the West, it is still a good piece. At least, it serves as an introduction, or is suitable for people who don't like heavy loads.
As the subtitle says, it only covers the years from 1845 to 1893. This arrangement is good enough for most people since most events happened during this period, including Custer's Last Stand, Chief ... Read More
Rating:  - The Most Moving Documentary I've Ever Seen
As movies and TV (except HBO) become so stupid and banal as to be unwatchable, I find myself watching more and more documentaries, and this is the best I've ever seen.
Unlike Ric Burns "The West" (which covers everything from the Conquistidors in Mexico to the Indians of the Northwest), this focuses almost entirely on the unending battle for the great plains between native americans and the whites. The photography, the narration, the actors readings, and especially the music are first rate, ... Read More
Rating: - Powerful and moving documentary
I don't know what ax the previous two reviewers had to grind. The documentary gives balanced views from both sides of a very complex story. There are amazing images. This is one of the best documentary series ever produced. I am a college professor and I regularly show episodes to my Introduction to America Studies class. The students say it teaches them things they never learned in American history classes before.
Rating:  - SOME FICTION, SOME FANTASY, SOME GREAT PARTS
WELL, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY ON THIS JUNK. MY WIFE IS A DESCENDANT OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS. SO I AM BIASED TOWARDS THE PROTECTION OF MINORITIES. BUT, THAT BEING SAID. I WANT THE TRUTH. I WANT A BALANCED, HONEST, ACCURATE DOCUMENTARY TO WATCH. I DON'T WANT SOME OF THE FACTS WHILE IGNORING MOST OF THE IMPORTANT FACTS. THIS IS NOT AN HONEST PRODUCTION. SHAME ON YOU MR DISHONESTY FOR CREATING THIS KIND OF JUNK. THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS SOME REALY GOOD INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE. I MEAN SOME REALLY INTERESTING ... Read More
Rating: - One Star Is Too Many
One sided "politically correct" view that all white men (particularly Christian white men) are evil, greedy, murderous slugs. Whereas, all native Americans are noble, nurturing victims.
The Way West is not so much a "documentary" as it is a diatribe against Western Culture. Watch it for yourself and decide. But while you do may I say suggest you think about the fact that all men are created equal which not only relates to the rule of law but also in our nature as well. In short, all of us are capable ... Read More
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