The Real West

The Real West

  • Overview
  • Cast

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1960

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Real West

Description

Silver-screen legend Gary Cooper narrates this insightful documentary, which aims to subvert the idealized notions of the Western frontier posited by Hollywood and unveil what life was really like in the rough-and-tumble Old West. Originally aired as an installment of the NBC News series "Project Twenty," the program uses vintage photographs, archival accounts and historical reenactments to paint a vivid portrait of the Wild West of the 19th century.