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"Centennial" (1978) More at IMDbPro »TV mini-series 1978-1979

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Overview

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8.6/10   1,005 votes
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Writer:
James Michener (novel)
Contact:
View company contact information for Centennial on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
1 October 1978 (USA) more
Plot:
The economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid-1700s to the late-1970s. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Dennis Weaver: 1924-2006
 (From IMDb News. 27 February 2006)

User Comments:
The most memorable miniseries ever more

Cast

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Raymond Burr ... Herman Bockweiss (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Barbara Carrera ... Clay Basket (12 episodes, 1978-1979)

Richard Chamberlain ... Alexander McKeag (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Robert Conrad ... Pasquinel (12 episodes, 1978-1979)

Richard Crenna ... Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Chad Everett ... Major Maxwell Mercy (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Alex Karras ... Hans Brumbaugh (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Brian Keith ... Sheriff Axel Dumire (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Sally Kellerman ... Lise Bockweiss (12 episodes, 1978-1979)

Donald Pleasence ... Sam Purchas (12 episodes, 1978-1979)

Lynn Redgrave ... Charlotte Buckland Seccombe (12 episodes, 1978-1979)

Dennis Weaver ... R.J. Poteet (12 episodes, 1978-1979)

Stephen McHattie ... Jacques 'Jake' Pasquinel (11 episodes, 1978-1979)

William Atherton ... Jim Lloyd (10 episodes, 1978-1979)

Timothy Dalton ... Oliver Seccombe (10 episodes, 1978-1979)

Cliff De Young ... John Skimmerhorn (10 episodes, 1978-1979)

Andy Griffith ... Professor Lewis Venor (10 episodes, 1978-1979)
Gregory Harrison ... Levi Zendt (10 episodes, 1978-1979)

David Janssen ... Narrator / ... (10 episodes, 1978-1979)
Lois Nettleton ... Maude Wendell (10 episodes, 1978-1979)
Cristina Raines ... Lucinda McKeag Zendt (10 episodes, 1978-1979)

Robert Vaughn ... Morgan Wendell (10 episodes, 1978-1979)
Anthony Zerbe ... Mervin Wendell (10 episodes, 1978-1979)

Jesse Vint ... Amos Calendar (6 episodes, 1978-1979)
Sharon Gless ... Sidney Endermann (5 episodes, 1979)

Les Lannom ... Bufe Coker (5 episodes, 1978-1979)
Kario Salem ... Marcel 'Mike' Pasquinel (5 episodes, 1978-1979)
Michael LeClair ... Young Jim Lloyd (5 episodes, 1978-1979)

Glynn Turman ... Nate Person (5 episodes, 1978-1979)
Gloria McMillan ... Mrs. Brumbaugh (5 episodes, 1978-1979)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
1256 min (12 episodes) (excluding commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A young George Clooney is one of the village extras in the Raymond Burr episode. more
Goofs:
Continuity: McKeag drops his gun on some rocks and breaks the butt of the rifle. Pasquinel fixes it with a rawhide patch. A bit later, they encounter three Ute Indians and as McKeag raises his gun to fire at them, the rawhide patch is gone and the gun is as good as new. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Walter Matthau (#4.7)" (1978) more

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14 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
The most memorable miniseries ever, 13 January 2003
Author: muximas from Antwerp, Belgium

When looking up what Timothy Dalton had done over the years I saw Centennial in the list... immediately it brought back a lot of memories. I saw the series when I was 12 years old and I was very impressed with it. The way Pasquinel ventured out alone into the unknown and made a living by trading beaver skins, the way he meets his indian wife, the friendship he develops with Alexander McKeag, The honest Levi Zendt, the great cattle drive... after all those years those things are still in my memory and I recommend this series to everyone who has a chance of seeing it.

I hope they put it on DVD because this is one series I would really like to show to my children, I am sure they would love it just as much as I did back then.

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