A six-hour documentary series chronicling the way the West was lost and won between 1845 and 1893, broadcast nationally on PBS in May 1995 as part of WGBH’s American Experience. The film looks at the final decades of the American frontier from the time of the Gold Rush until after the last gasp of the Indian wars at Wounded Knee.
Unfortunately the movie The Way West is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Ric Burns | Director |
Crew | Buddy Squires | Cinematography |
Editing | Bruce Shaw | Editor |
Production | Ric Burns | Producer |
Writing | Ric Burns | Writer |
Production | Lisa Ades | Producer |
Sound | Brian Keane | Music |
Editing | Li-Shin Yu | Editor |
Production | Norman Cohen | Producer's Assistant |