The Wild West Uncovered

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Production
2006, France
Original language
French
Running time
00:52:00
Genre
documentary
Topic
archeology, discovery
Directed by
Elmar Bartlmae
Written by
Elmar Bartlmae
Produced by
Gédéon programmes
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The American Wild West of legend is a sprawling desert fraught with promise and danger… A land of characters larger than life, whose exploits were celebrated - and undoubtedly embroidered - by the then-young travel writer Mark Twain. Today, an archaeological dig in the heart of gold rush country - Virginia City, Nevada - is turning old cliches about the Wild West on their heads. A dynamic team of experts, unearthing artifacts from iconic Western institutions - saloons - are finding evidence that the real 19th century West is even more intriguing that its legend.