Centennial (miniseries)

*Centennial*
Centennial
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Written by	James A. Michener (Novel); Charles Larson; (Part 5, 7, 9 & 11); John Wilder; (Part 2, 6 & 12); Jerry Ziegman; (Part 3, 4 & 11);
Directed by	Harry Falk; (Part 8, 9 & 10); Paul Krasny; (Part 3, 4 & 5); Bernard McEveety (Part 11); Virgil W. Vogel; (Part 1, 2, 6, 7 & 12);
Starring	Michael Ansara; Barbara Carrera; Raymond Burr; Richard Chamberlain; Robert Conrad; Richard Crenna; Timothy Dalton; Andy Griffith; Mark Harmon; Gregory Harrison; David Janssen; Alex Karras; Brian Keith; Stephen McHattie; Lois Nettleton; Adrienne La Russa; Lynn Redgrave; Pernell Roberts; Robert Vaughn; Dennis Weaver; Anthony Zerbe; Stephanie Zimbalist;
Composer	John Addison
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producers	Howard P. Alston; Alex Beaton; (Chapter 6); George E. Crosby; Malcolm R. Harding;
Editors	Howard Deane; John Elias; Bill Parker; Ralph Schoenfeld; Robert F. Shugrue; Robert Watts;
Running time	1256 min.; (12 episodes)
Production company	MCA/Universal
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	October 1, 1978 –; February 4, 1979

Centennial is a 12-episode American television miniseries that aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979. The miniseries follows the fictional history of Centennial, Colorado, from 1795 to the 1970s. It was based on the 1974 novel of the same name by James A. Michener, was produced by John Wilder.

It was one of the longest and most ambitious television projects ever attempted at the time (c. 21 hours or 26 hours with commercials). It had a budget of US$25 million, employed four directors and five cinematographers, and featured over 100 speaking parts. Centennial was released on DVD on July 29, 2008.

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