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Colorado

Original title: Centennial
  • TV Mini Series
  • 1978–1979
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
4K
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Colorado (1978)
Centennial: The Scream Of Eagles
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Period DramaWestern EpicActionAdventureDramaRomanceWestern

The economic and cultural growth of Colorado, spanning two centuries, from the mid 1700s to the late 1970s.The economic and cultural growth of Colorado, spanning two centuries, from the mid 1700s to the late 1970s.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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • John Wilder
    • Stars
      • Raymond Burr
      • Barbara Carrera
      • Richard Chamberlain
    • 93User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

    Episodes12

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    Centennial: The Stage Is Set
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    Centennial: The Stage Is Set
    Centennial: The Scream Of Eagles
    Trailer 1:05
    Centennial: The Scream Of Eagles
    Centennial: The Scream Of Eagles
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    Centennial: The Scream Of Eagles
    Centennial (German Trailer)
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    Centennial (German Trailer)

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    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Herman Bockweiss
    • 1978–1979
    Barbara Carrera
    Barbara Carrera
    • Clay Basket
    • 1978–1979
    Richard Chamberlain
    Richard Chamberlain
    • Alexander McKeag
    • 1978–1979
    Robert Conrad
    Robert Conrad
    • Pasquinel
    • 1978–1979
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn
    • 1978–1979
    Chad Everett
    Chad Everett
    • Major Maxwell Mercy
    • 1978–1979
    Alex Karras
    Alex Karras
    • Hans Brumbaugh
    • 1978–1979
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Sheriff Axel Dumire
    • 1978–1979
    Sally Kellerman
    Sally Kellerman
    • Lise Bockweiss
    • 1978–1979
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Sam Purchas
    • 1978–1979
    Lynn Redgrave
    Lynn Redgrave
    • Charlotte Buckland Seccombe
    • 1978–1979
    Dennis Weaver
    Dennis Weaver
    • R.J. Poteet
    • 1978–1979
    Stephen McHattie
    Stephen McHattie
    • Jacques 'Jake' Pasquinel
    • 1978–1979
    William Atherton
    William Atherton
    • Jim Lloyd
    • 1978–1979
    Timothy Dalton
    Timothy Dalton
    • Oliver Seccombe
    • 1978–1979
    Cliff De Young
    Cliff De Young
    • John Skimmerhorn
    • 1978–1979
    Andy Griffith
    Andy Griffith
    • Professor Lewis Vernor
    • 1978–1979
    Gregory Harrison
    Gregory Harrison
    • Levi Zendt
    • 1978–1979
    • Creator
      • John Wilder
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews93

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    d_maccarter

    A Great Story Told Well

    I read the book Centennial in 1976 when it was first published in hardback. Its the only book I ever read that kept me up all night. A truly amazing story of the west, as it really was.

    I missed the mini series in 1978 for some reason and just happened to see it available in the public library and took it in in one gulp. All I can say is WOW! What have I been missing all these years. Thank god for home video.

    This is as close to a perfect presentation of Michener's novel as I could ever imagine. If you are in love with the west and it's history you will love every minute you spend watching this delightful program. It's characters capture every nuance of those in the novel. Romance, treachery, adventure, loyalty, history, the whole spectrum of humanity is here and well done too. And a word about the cast. How was it possible to assemble such a grand group. Just terrific. The only thing done lately to compare with this is "Gods and Generals".

    If you love history I recommend it to you.
    10mspeed44

    Now on DVD!! Best mini-series ever made

    I will join the list of saying this is the best mini-series every put on film and, today, any part of it would make an excellent movie! To say every actor plays his/her role to perfection is probably too much, but it comes close. The picture of the American west is absolutely beautiful, so very realistic, so much detail. Robert Conrad and Richard Chamberlain are the ancestors we all wish to have. This book should be required reading for every high school kid in the USA (well, Michener wrote several that should be required reading!!) Gregory Harrison and Stephanie Zimbalist are beyond description in their roles as a young couple going west. While some find fault with the environmental ending, it is very true to what is happening in the west today--remember when this was written and filmed. Also, if you are fast, you can see a very young George Clooney in St Louis! Buy the DVD! This movie will never be made again. Watch it with your kids!
    roz1953

    Absolutely the best

    I agree with all comments regarding a DVD of this film. It is by far the best mini series ever.

    Brilliant acting. Amazing photography. The costumes were incredible. And well researched.

    The portrayal of the Native American people was very well done.

    This should now be available for new generations to enjoy and understand how hard life was back then. The pioneer spirit should be allowed to live on in this creation.

    The whole crew on this venture must be very proud of this masterpiece.

    DVD NOW PLEASE
    8Nazi_Fighter_David

    "We have to look to the past and get back to some basic principles if there's gonna be any future worth having."

    "Centennial" is a great mini-series to discover America… It goes over a span of 200 years…It's about Pasquinel, a solitary trader with the Indians, who made his way through territory no white man has ever traveled, defending his trade and his life… It's about a man from Scotland who had come seeking solitude, but he found friendship and love… His name was Alexander McKeag… It's about the legendary Arapaho leader, Lame Beaver, who knew that the coming of the white man was the beginning of change…

    "Centennial" is also about strong men, men of destiny and vision… It's also about stubborn men who only saw little in the windy, water-shy stretch of plains to stop for on their trek to a new place called Oregon…

    "Centennial" is also about men of integrity like the young Mennonite named Levi Zendt who could not know it at the time that he was destined to leave the home he loved and share the dream of Alexander McKeag… It's about traders like Zendt, and soldiers like Maxwell Mercy… It's about men of honor, like Major Mercy who worked tirelessly to bring about a lasting peace… Men of vision like the stubborn German from the Volga named Hans Brumbaugh, who had walked from St. Louis to find gold… It's about the Englishman Oliver Seccombe, who would found an empire from the dream of a lifetime… A ranch that would spread from the Rocky Mountains on the west to the Nebraska border with Longhorns driven north from Texas by John Skimmerhorn and R. J. Poteet…

    "Centennial is about many more characters like Clay Basket, the fiery Indian woman who shared the life Pasquinel loved best; Lise Bockweiss, the golden-haired lady of St. Louis; Pasquinel brothers whose names would strike terror into the hearts of all white men who thought of crossing the plains; Frank Skimmerhorn, the obsessed militia colonel who led a disgraceful massacre against Cheyenne chief, Broken Thumb; the frontier lawman Alex Dumire who would fall prey to a kind of crime the presence of his badge and gun could not prevent; the traveling actors, Mervin and Maude Wendell who founded its fortune power and prestige on stolen money and a murder
    10Flamio

    Awesome!

    I watched WAY TOO MUCH T.V. in the 70's, but for lucky dogs like you that's cool! Centennial was probably my favorite mini of all of them! It covered generations of a few main families through 200yrs in Colorado, and was narrated awesomely by David Janssen, and had a mystery to boot! I don't have enough space to review this whole series, but here are a few notes: Yes, Robert Conrad and the first few episodes were the best in my opinion, and in the opinions of others on this site. His portrayal of Pasquinel was incredible. A French Canadian coming to America to hunt beaver and start a life here is the American dream! Just ask Arnold if you doubt me! Roots, Shogun (Richard C. was in that one too), and Shaka Zulu also were all excellent mini-series in this vein but Centennial hit home here in America. Not many of us can relate to the other three biggies, but Centennial was U.S. all the way. Other big name actors that did a great job in this were Andy Griffith, Alex Karras (Hans Brumbaugh, man he did a great job for a new actor!), Dennis Weaver, Dan Janssen, Crenna, Carrera, Chamberlain, Kellerman, Keith, Dalton, Vaughn, I could go on forever! A POWER cast indeed! What in the heck was the budget on this thing! Some library's have this, rent it now! Hopefully AMC will show this next year uncut for it's 25th Anniv. and hopefully it will also come out on a DVD set! I'll be the first in line!!! FLAMIO

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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      During "The Massacre" episode, Colonel Skimmerhorn is walking through the streets of Denver and there is a large crowd of people cheering and waving 50 star United States flags. There were no 50 star United States flags in 1864.
    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Memories of Centennial (2008)

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    • Release date
      • March 9, 1980 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Centennial
    • Filming locations
      • Bracken County, Kentucky, USA(exterior shots representing St. Louis, MO)
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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