Centennial (1978)
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The longest (26-1/2 hours), most expensive ($25 million) and most complicated (four directors, five producers, five cinematographers, almost 100 speaking parts, several hundred extras) project made for television up to that time, Centennial was shown in two- and three-hour installments over a period… More The longest (26-1/2 hours), most expensive ($25 million) and most complicated (four directors, five producers, five cinematographers, almost 100 speaking parts, several hundred extras) project made for television up to that time, Centennial was shown in two- and three-hour installments over a period of four months. An adaptation of James Michener's best-selling novel, it told the story of the settling of the American West by looking at the founding of the fictional town of Centennial, Colorado, from the settling of the area in the late 18th century to the present. Emmy-nominated for film editing and art direction, it boasts of sterling performances from Richard Chamberlain as frontiersman Alexander McKeag, Robert Conrad as the French-Canadian trapper Pasquinel, and a surprisingly powerful performance from former football star Alex Karras as compassionate but iron-willed immigrant farmer Hans Brumbaugh. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harry Falk, Paul Krasny
- Written By
- John Wilder
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Classics
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Cast
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Michael Ansara
as Lame Beaver
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Phyllis Applegate
as Clerk
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Royce D. Applegate
as Mr. Holmes
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William Atherton
as Jim Lloyd
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Ed Bakey
as Floyd Calendar
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James Best
as Hank Garvey
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William Bogert
as William Bellamy
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Lynn Borden
as Vesta Volkema
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Bo Brundin
as Magnes Volkema
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Raymond Burr
as Herman Bockweiss
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Barry Cahill
as Maj. O'Neil
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Rafael Campos
as Nacho Gomez
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Karen Carlson
as Lisette Mercy
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Barbara Carrera
as Clay Basket
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Richard Chamberlain
as Alexander McKeag
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Annette Charles
as Senor Alvarez
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Alex Colon
as Truinfador Marquez
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Timothy Dalton
as Oliver Secombe
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Henry Darrow
as Alvarez
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Cliff De Young
as John Skimmerhorn
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Robert DoQui
as Nate Person III
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Burt Douglas
as Capt William Ketchum
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Damon Douglas
as William Savage
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Robert Douglas
as Claude Richards
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Robert Easton
as Maj. George Sibley
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Dana Elcar
as Judge Hart
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René Enríquez
as Manolo Marquez
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Chad Everett
as Capt. Maxwell Mercy
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Dennis Fimple
as Buck
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Lou Frizzell
as Mr. Norriss
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Silvana Gallardo
as Serafina Marquez
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Sharon Gless
as Sidney Andermann
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Andy Griffith
as Prof. Lewis Venor
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James Hampton
as Defense Atty. Prescott
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Mark Harmon
as John McIntosh
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Gregory Harrison
as Levi Zendt
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Alex Henteloff
as Bradley Finch
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Gordon Hurst
as Clay
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Scott Hylands
as Laseter
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Richard Jaeckel
as Sgt. Lykes
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David Janssen
as Paul Garrett (Narrator)
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Claude Jarman Jr.
as Earl Grebe
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Claude Earl Jones
as Matt
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Alex Karras
as Hans Brumbaugh
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Brian Keith
as Sheriff Alex Dumire
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Sally Kellerman
as Lise Bockweiss
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Eric Lalich
as Jake Calendar
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Les Lannom
as Bufe Coker
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William Lanteau
as Flagg
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Adrienne Larussa
as Clemma Zendt
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Michael Le Clair
as Young Jim Lloyd
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Geoffrey Lewis
as Sheriff Bogardus
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A Martinez
as Tranquilino Marquez
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Joaquín Martínez
as Col. Salcedo
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Stephen McHattie
as Jacques Pasquinel
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Doug McKeon
as Philip Wendell
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Jim McMullan
as Prosecutor
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Sandy McPeak
as Soren Sorenson
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Julio Medina
as Father Gravez
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Art Metrano
as Maurice Cartwright
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Greg Mullavey
as Mule Canby
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Karmin Murcelo
as Flor Marquez
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Alan Napier
as Lord Venneford
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Mark Neely
as Martin Zendt
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Lois Nettleton
as Maude Wendell
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Richard O'Brien
as Judge
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Gene Otis
as Stringer
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Morgan Paull
as Philip Wendell (adult)
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John Bennett Perry
as Maylon Zendt
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Robert Phalen
as Rev. Holly
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Donald Pleasence
as Samuel Purchase
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Cristina Raines
as Lucinda McKeag Zendt
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Nick Ramus
as Lost Eagle
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Lynn Redgrave
as Charlotte Buckland
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Clive Revill
as Finlay Perkins
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Clint Ritchie
as Messmore Garrett
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Jorge Rivero
as Broken Thumb
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Pernell Roberts
as Gen. Asher
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Kario Salem
as Marcel Pasquinel
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Frank S. Salsedo
as Sam Lopez
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Steve Sandor
as Charley Kin
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Eric Server
as Young Truinfador
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Steve Shemayne
as Pawnee Chief
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James J. Sloyan
as Spade Larkin
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Robert L. Somers
as Sergeant
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Julie Sommars
as Alice Grebe
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Gale Sondergaard
as Aunt Agatha
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Irene Tedrow
as Mother Zendt
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Robert Tessier
as Rude Water
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Marshall Thompson
as Dennis
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Tiger Thompson
as Young Beeley Garrett
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Bill Thurman
as Uncle Dick
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Glynn E. Turman
as Nate Person
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Mina Vasquez
as Soledad Marquez
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Robert Vaughn
as Morgan Wendell
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Alan Vint
as Beeley Garrett (adult)
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Robert Walden
as Dr. Richard Butler
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Dennis Weaver
as R. J. Poteet
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Leslie Winston
as Laura Lou Booker
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Morgan Woodward
as Gen. Wade
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Anthony Zerbe
as Mervin Wendell
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Stephanie Zimbalist
as Elly Zendt
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Alan Caillou
as Booth Cilbborn
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Robert Conrad
as Pasquinel
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Richard Crenna
as Col. Frank Skimmerhorn
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Darrell Fetty
as Burns
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Carl Franklin
as Jim Beckworth
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Merle Haggard
as Cisco Calendar
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Steve Shaw
as Paul Garrett
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Jesse Vint
as Amos Calendar
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Dennis Dimster
as Timmy Grebe
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Ray Tracey
as Young Lame Beaver
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Sterling Swanson
as Hunter
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Steven Andrade
as 1st Arapaho
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Morris Jones
as 1st Reporter
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Duane Loken
as 1st Cheyenne
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Ivan Naranjo
as Gray Wolf
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Stuart Silbar
as Col. Hanley
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David Yanez
as Lame Beaver (age 9)
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Chief Dan George
as Old Sioux
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Jay W. MacIntosh
as Emma Lloyd
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Monika Ramirez
as Blue Leaf (age 14)
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Debi Richter
as Rebecca Stolfitz
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Van Williams
as George
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Dave Cass
as Frank Pettis
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Michael K. Osborn
as Mr. Kellen
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Joella Deffenbaugh
as Fat Laura
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Vincent Roberts
as Jacques Pascinel
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Robby Weaver
as Gompert
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Steve Burns
as Pvt. James Clark
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H.P. Evetts
as Orvid Pettis
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Maria Yolanda Aguayo
as Blue Leaf (child)
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Marta Brennan
as Mary Sibley
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Jim Bridger
as Reb Brown
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Joan Carey
as Miss Kruger
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Bob Davis
as Bank Manager
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Jeremy Duke
as Trunifador Marquez
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Byron Gilbert
as Elmo Pearce
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Michael Goodrow
as Ethan Grebe
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Lani Grant
as Mrs. Takemoto
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Jacques Hampton
as Doctor
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Allan Hunt
as Stanford
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John Kings
as Englishman
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James Kisicki
as Rev. Fenstermacher
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Tony LaTorre
as Marcel (age 7)
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Ralph Davies Lewis
as Tom Ragland
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Jaimie MacDonald
as Jacques (ages 6-9)
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Rory Dennis MacDonald
as Cisco Calender (age 9)
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Barney McFadden
as Abel Tanner
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Gloria McMillan
as Clara Brumbaugh
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Mari Michener
as Janice Welch
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Rachel Orr
as Victoria Grebe
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Terry Phillpis
as Newscaster
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Maria Potts
as Blue Leaf
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Steven Rapp
as Kurt Brumbaugh
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Gordon Steel
as Donald McPherson
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Takashi
as Mr. Takemoto
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Deborah Trissell
as Miss Keller
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Ken Yellow Moon
as 2nd Arapaho
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Christopher Lowell
as Keefe