Children of the Dust (TV miniseries)

Children of the Dust
Also known as	A Good Day to Die
Format	Western - Drama
Written by	Clancy Carlile (novel) Joyce Ellason (teleplay)
Directed by	David Greene
Starring	Sidney Poitier Michael Moriarty Joanna Going Billy Wirth Hart Bochner Regina Taylor Farrah Fawcett Robert Guillaume
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Joyce Eliason Frank Konigsberg Harold Lee Tichenor
Running time	240 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	February 26, 1995 – February 28, 1995

Children of the Dust is a TV miniseries that aired on February 26 and 28, 1995 on CBS, featuring an ensemble cast led by Academy Award winning actor Sidney Poitier. It is based upon the novel by Clancy Carlile.^[1]

Cast and crew

• Sidney Poitier - Gypsy Smith
• Michael Moriarty - John Maxwell
• Joanna Going - Rachel
• Billy Wirth - Corby/White Wolf
• Hart Bochner - Shelby Hornbeck
• Regina Taylor - Drusilla
• Farrah Fawcett - Nora Maxwell
• Robert Guillaume - Mossburger
• James Caviezel - Dexter
• John Pyper-Ferguson - Sonny Boy
• Grace Zabriskie - Rose
• Katharine Isabelle - Young Rachel (as Katherine Isobel)
• Byron Chief-Moon - Chief Walks-The-Clouds

Plot summary

In the Oklahoma Territory of the late 1880s, Gypsy Smith (Poitier) is a gunslinger 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.

DVD

On September 20, 1999, the miniseries was released on DVD, under the title A Good Day to Die. However, it was paired down to 120 minutes, and significant portions of the production were omitted.

References

1. ^ David Bianculli (February 24, 1995). "Look to the Stars on the 'Dust' Frontier". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1995/02/24/1995-02-24_look_to_the_stars_on_the__du.html. 

External links

• Children of the Dust at the Internet Movie Database