Documentary
Western
Action & Adventure
Crime
Drama
From the 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. Transporting into the violent world of cowboys, Indians, outlaws and law men, the story 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.
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Sat,
25 Jun, 2016
S1.E3Blood and Gold
Allan Pinkerton is hired to bring Jesse James to justice. Meanwhile, settlers flock onto Sioux land to mine gold as Grant desperately tries to keep peace.
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16 Jul, 2016
S1.E6The Big Killing
Billy the Kid seeks revenge for the death of his friend; and Wyatt Earp questions his future as a lawman. Meanwhile, Jesse James reemerges from years of hiding.
Bert Thomas Morris
Narrator (voice)
Derek Chariton
Billy the Kid
David H. Stevens
Jesse James
Joseph Carlson
Frank James
Kera O'Bryon
Zerelda James
Morgan Lund
Ulysses S. Grant
Jim Jackman
Rutherford B. Hayes
Mike Marunde
William Tecumseh Sherman
John C. Bailey
Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Will Strongheart
Crazy Horse
Mo Brings Plenty
Sitting Bull
Jonathan C. Stewart
Wyatt Earp
Nick Bialis
Morgan Earp
Ric Maddox
Pat Garrett
Marty Collins
John Tunstall
Brian Leider
James Whicher
Eric Rolland
Thomas Durant
Samuel Dunning
Charley Ford
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