Children of the Dust (miniseries)
1995 film
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Children of the Dust is an American Western television miniseries, based on Clancy Carlile's 1995 novel of the same name.[1] Featuring an ensemble cast led by Sidney Poitier, Children of the Dust was originally broadcast by CBS on February 26 and 28, 1995.[1]
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by Clancy Carlile
| Children of the Dust | |
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| Also known as | A Good Day to Die |
| Genre | Western |
| Based on | Children of the Dust by Clancy Carlile |
| Teleplay by | Joyce Eliason |
| Directed by | David Greene |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Harold Lee Tichenor |
| Production location | Alberta, Canada |
| Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
| Editor | Tod Feuerman |
| Running time | 240 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | February 26 – February 28, 1995 |
Plot summary
In the Oklahoma Territory of the late 1880s, Gypsy Smith (Poitier) is a bounty hunter of African American and Cherokee descent. Smith helps African American homesteaders to settle the territory under the specter of Jim Crow. Meanwhile, a young Native American raised by Whites (Wirth) must choose between the woman that he loves (Going) or his Cheyenne heritage.
Cast
- Sidney Poitier as Gypsy Smith
- Michael Moriarty as John Maxwell
- Joanna Going as Rachel Maxwell
- Hart Bochner as Shelby Hornbeck
- Regina Taylor as Drusilla
- Billy Wirth as Corby White / White Wolf
- Shirley Knight as Aunt Bertha
- Grace Zabriskie as Rose
- James Caviezel as Dexter
- Robert Guillaume as Jolson Mossburger
- Farrah Fawcett as Nora Maxwell
- John Pyper-Ferguson as Sonny Boy
- Katharine Isabelle as Young Rachel
- Byron Chief-Moon as Chief Walks-The-Clouds
- Jesse Lipscombe as Clarence
DVD
On September 20, 1999, the miniseries was released on DVD, under the title A Good Day to Die. However, it was pared down to 120 minutes, and significant portions of the production were omitted.[2]