Centennial Vols 1-12
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List Price: $99.98
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Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Starring: William Atherton, Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain, Robert Conrad
Directed By: Bernard McEveety, Harry Falk, Paul Krasny, Virgil W. Vogel
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780783215129
Format: Box set
ISBN: 0783215126
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 12
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: 1997-10-21
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1978-10-01
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Editorial Reviews:
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A remarkably ambitious and engrossing project, this 1978 television miniseries ran 26-and-a-half hours, cost a then-enormous $25 million, and involved 4 directors, 5 cinematographers, and somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 speaking parts. Based on James Michener's panoramic bestseller about the settling of the American West--as reflected in the history of a fictional town called Centennial, Colorado--the story begins in the late 18th century and ends with a typical 20th century conflict over land usage. Centennial, however, largely concentrates on various memorable frontiersmen, trappers, Indians, ranchers, cowboys, and farmers from long ago. Richard Chamberlain shines as the pioneer Alexander McKeag, Robert Conrad does some of his best work as French-Canadian Pasquinel, and performances by Alex Karras, Chad Everett, Sally Kellerman, Raymond Burr, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, and Dennis Weaver effectively add to a tapestry of adventure, tragedy, violence, and dubious Western progress. Produced at a time when TV networks were in the throes of acknowledging America's history of racial injustice, the program paints a starkly villainous portrait of opportunists exploiting and destroying Indians in the name of manifest destiny. While the project's great length might make one wary of diving in, Centennial is the sort of carefully paced drama that makes one care about the intertwined destinies of unique characters and how they illuminate America's past. --Tom Keogh
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Classic
Comment: Centennial: the Complete Series
This is a new DVD and it arrived in three days. Excellent service
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Summary: 5 Star Series
Comment: Centennial is an outstanding story of the settling of the West - complete with the challenges, the tragedies and the triumphs.
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Summary: centennial series
Comment: as always just as Amazon stated, good service, excellent dvd's.....love love Amazon.com...have gotten quite a few different series ..always excellent.
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Summary: why fall asleep during the good stuff ?
Comment: How the West was won really started me, and then Centennial really took the cake, I could almost feel the heat and sweat from the skin they wore and the dry air, and the water was really cold, brrrrr.The sleeping out in the cool nite was a gas and who knew what was coming next. Almost like nam. Good going...
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Summary: Centennial
Comment: I have always loved centennial I had it on vhs and when i heard it was on dvd I orderd it some of the reviews i read were all wet"my copy was perfect"they talked about a poor transfer not true.the dvd was great. they did an exelent job. and I am very pleased. thank you very much. Bubb Smith Coos bay oregon
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