Centennial 

The economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid 1700s to the late 1970s.

Creator:

John Wilder

Stars:

Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
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 Vernor 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

Storyline

This is the story of the evolution of the town Centennial, Colorado. It follows the paths of dozens of people who come to the area for many reasons: money, freedom, or crime. It also shows the bigoted treatment of the Native Indians by the advancing U.S. colonists. It is topped off with a murder mystery that takes one hundred years to solve.

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Plot Keywords:

arapaho indian | bead | cheyenne indian | confidence artist | flintlock gun | 

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Taglines:

Their Passion Blazed Across Seven Generations

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Centennial

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

1,256 min (12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The ranch that was used as the Venneford Mansion was the Highlands Ranch Mansion, located on Highlands Ranch, which is near the real-life town of Centennial, Colorado. Several years after this miniseries was shot, the property was developed for housing by the Mission Veijo Company. One of the streets within the development was named Venneford Ranch Road by the company as a tribute to the miniseries.

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Goofs

Charlotte, Oliver and Findlay Perkin are snowbound in the mansion yet you can clearly see leaves on the trees and a blue sky through the window.

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Alternate Versions

This was originally shown on the NBC network in twelve separate episodes, with the first and last each running three hours and the ten in between at two hours each (this is with commercials). Some basic cable channels have rerun it in thirteen two-hour segments, with all but the opening and closing episodes consisting of the last hour of one segment and the first hour of the next.

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Connections

Referenced in Everyday: Episode #1.11 (1978)

User Reviews

The most memorable miniseries ever

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.