Centennial (miniseries)
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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.
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Composer | John Addison |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Running time | 1256 min. (12 episodes) |
Production company | MCA/Universal |
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Network | NBC |
Release | October 1, 1978 (1978-10-01) ā February 4, 1979 (1979-02-04) |
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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.[1] Centennial was released on DVD on July 29, 2008.