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]
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 (as Katherine Isobel)
- 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]
References
- ^ a b Loynd, Ray (1995-02-23). "Children of the Dust". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "A Good Day to Die (1999)". AllMovie. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
