SwapaDVD logo
 
 

Search - The Way West: How the West Was Lost & Won 1845-1893 on DVD


The Way West: How the West Was Lost & Won 1845-1893
The Way West How the West Was Lost Won 1845-1893
Director: Ric Burns
Genres: Documentary
NR     2006     6hr 0min

Written and directed by Ric Burns and narrated by Russell Baker, The Way West chronicles the extraordinary story of how the American West was lost and won from the time of the Gold Rush until the final major battle of the ...  more »

     
2

Larger Image

Movie Details

Director: Ric Burns
Genres: Documentary
Sub-Genres: Documentary
Studio: PBS Home Video
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 03/21/2006
Release Year: 2006
Run Time: 6hr 0min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 4
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English

Similar Movies


Similarly Requested DVDs

Eagle Eye
Director: D.J. Caruso
   PG-13   2008   1hr 58min
   
Big Fish
Director: Tim Burton
   PG-13   2004   2hr 5min
   
The Good German
Director: Steven Soderbergh
   R   2007   1hr 45min
   
Schultze Gets the Blues
Director: Michael Schorr
   PG   2005   1hr 54min
   
Lady in the Water
Widescreen Edition
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
   PG-13   2006   1hr 50min
   
There Will Be Blood
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
   R   2008   2hr 38min
   
The Ghost Writer
Director: Roman Polanski
   PG-13   2010   2hr 8min
   
Rendition
Director: Gavin Hood
   R   2008   2hr 2min
   
Frost/Nixon
   R   2009   2hr 2min
   
Blade Runner
The Director's Cut
Director: Ridley Scott
   R   1997   1hr 57min
   
 

Movie Reviews

"The Way West" vs. "The West"
Thomas Gryn | Washington D.C., USA | 09/10/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Whenever I try to compare "The Way West" with the Ken Burns series "The West", I'm always of two minds. On the one hand, I consider TWW to be superior in terms of entertainment; the soundtrack remains one of my favorite CDs, and stands well on its own separate from the film. I also find myself somewhat more engrossed in "The Way West" than "The West". However, from a historical perspective, I consider "The West" to be the better production. TW gives a broader and more balanced historical view, with more variety of speakers, than TWW. In its attempt to portray the genocide of the western Indian tribes, "The Way West" glosses over some important points: for example, that the Lakota were recent inhabitants of the Black Hills, having wrested it from other tribes by warfare during the 1700s...while one would get the impression from the Lakota representatives in TWW that the land was always theirs, and that they were a peaceable tribe until the Whites came. It is omissions like this which make one wonder what else wasn't being covered. On the other hand, TWW does go into more detail of the fight for the Black Hills than "The West" could, because of time constraints. Both are strong in their own ways, and well worth owning.



(Review based on the VHS release, will revise if needed when TWW DVD becomes available.)"