1 9 7 8 (USA)
2 x 140 minute episodes
10 x 90 minute episodes
This 26-hour, $32 million period drama miniseries from NBC/Universal tracked the evolution of the town of Centennial, Colorado, following the hardy frontiersmen in 1795 and the events that shaped the American West, beginning in Indian-ruled days and making its way to the present day, all topped off with a murder mystery that takes 100 years to solve.
Part fiction, part history and part ecology lesson, the series was based on the best-selling novel by James A Michener and starred Robert Conrad as Pasquinel, a French-Canadian trapper – the first white man to come into the area.
Conrad had not been the first choice for the role.
The studio wanted Robert Blake, who declined as he had just completed Baretta, and then approached Charles Bronson, who wanted more than the $1 million on offer.
Richard Chamberlian played his partner, McKeag – a red-bearded Scot who flees to America after killing a Highland lord.
Their story occupied the first five hours with Sally Kellerman, Raymond Burr and Barbara Carrera co-starring.
Subsequent stories starred Chad Everett, Richard Crenna, Brian Keith, Lynn Redgrave, Donald Pleasence, Dennis Weaver and David Janssen.
The series was filmed on location in Colorado, Ohio and Kentucky, with the cattle drive sequence filmed in Texas.
Pasquinel
Robert Conrad Alexander McKeag
Richard Chamberlain Lise Bockweiss
Sally Kellerman Clay Basket
Barbara Carrera Lame Beaver
Michael Ansara Narrator
David Janssen Herman Bockweiss
Raymond Burr Major Maxwell Mercy
Chad Everett Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn
Richard Crenna Sheriff Axel Dumire
Brian Keith Charlotte Buckland Seccombe
Lynn Redgrave Sam Purchas
Donald Pleasence R.J. Poteet
Dennis Weaver Hans Brumbaugh
Alex Karrase Jim Lloyd
William Atherton Oliver Seccombe
Timothy Dalton Morgan Wendell
Robert Vaughn Sidney Endermann
Sharon Gless
Episodes
Only The Rocks Live Forever | The Yellow Apron | The Wagon and The Elephant | For As Long As The Waters Flow | The Massacre | The Longhorns | The Shepherds | The Storm | The Crime | The Winds of Fortune | The Winds of Death | The Scream of Eagles
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Part fiction, part history and part ecology lesson, the series was based on the best-selling novel by James A Michener and starred Robert Conrad as Pasquinel, a French-Canadian trapper – the first white man to come into the area.
Their story occupied the first five hours with Sally Kellerman, Raymond Burr and Barbara Carrera co-starring.
