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Overview
Writers:
Charles Larson (part 5 "The Massacre") (part 7 "The Shepherds") (part 9 "The Crime") (part 11 "The Winds of Fortune")James Michener (novel)
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Release Date:
1 October 1978 (USA) morePlot:
The economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid-1700s to the late-1970s. full summaryAwards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Centennial moreCast
(Series Cast overview, first billed only) | William Atherton | ... | Jim Lloyd |
 | Raymond Burr | ... | Herman Bockweiss |
| Barbara Carrera | ... | Clay Basket |
 | Richard Chamberlain | ... | Alexander McKeag |
| Robert Conrad | ... | Pasquinel |
 | Richard Crenna | ... | Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn |
 | Timothy Dalton | ... | Oliver Seccombe |
 | Cliff De Young | ... | John Skimmerhorn |
| Chad Everett | ... | Major Maxwell Mercy |
 | Sharon Gless | ... | Sidney Endermann |
 | Andy Griffith | ... | Professor Lewis Venor |
| Merle Haggard | ... | Cisco Calendar |
 | Gregory Harrison | ... | Levi Zendt |
 | David Janssen | ... | Paul Garrett / Narrator |
| Alex Karras | ... | Hans Brumbaugh |
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Runtime:
1256 min (12 episodes) (excluding commercials)Country:
USALanguage:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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The role of Philip Wendell was originally played by Richard Kelton, who died of Carbon Monoxide poisoning after one day of filming. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Oliver Seccombe builds a stately and well landscaped mansion with the money that he embezzled from the English investors. The mansion was built on the prairie and some of the oak trees on the spread have grown to more than 50 to 60 feet tall in a 5 to 10 year time span. In actuality, oak trees are not native to the Colorado prairie and it would take 50 to 60 years for the trees to grow that tall. moreFAQ
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I agree with Tia to the extent that the series is wonderfully drawn and realized. Many of the performances are simply perfect(Conrad, Chamberlain, Everett etc.) I find it only second to "Shogun" in the mini-series genre. The development of fictional characters using the reality of events is wonderful. When I watch it, it always reminds me of how much I miss David Jannsen and how good Andy Griffith can be. In my opinion, it is the best thing Robert Conrrrad ever did. It may also be the the best acting I have seen from Barbara Carrera. The continuing downer , however. of epics like this is the complete destruction of the native American's way of life. It was an inevitable event once the settlers started to move west but it never becomes easy to watch. The mind set of people in that era is almost incomprehensible in this day.