The Winds of Fortune is the tenth chapter/episode of the TV Adapation of James A. Michener's Centennial. It first aired on January 28, 1979.
Plot[]
Philip Wendell is tormented as Sheriff Dumire continues his investigation. The Pettis gang is out for revenge. Clemma Zendt returns just as Jim Lloyd and Charlotte Seccombe become engaged. Mervin Wendell jumps at a business opportunity and the first Mexican workers come to Centennial. - Source: IMDb.com
Cast[]
Starring[]
- William Atherton (as Jim Lloyd)
- Raymond Burr (as Herman Bockweiss) - credit only
- Barbara Carrera (as Clay Basket) - credit only
- Richard Chamberlain (as Alexander McKeag) - credit only
- Robert Conrad (as Pasquinel) - credit only
- Richard Crenna (as Colonel Frank Skimmerhorn) - credit only
- Timothy Dalton (as Oliver Seccombe) - credit only
- Cliff De Young (as John Skimmerhorn)
- Chad Everett (as Maxwell Mercy) - credit only
- Sharon Gless (as Sidney Endermann) - credit only
- Andy Griffith (as Professor Lewis Vernor) - credit only
- Gregory Harrison (as Levi Zendt) - credit only
- David Janssen (as Paul Garrett and Narrator) - narrator only
- Alex Karras (as Hans Brumbaugh)
- Brian Keith (as Sheriff Axel Dumire)
- Sally Kellerman (as Lise Bockweiss) - credit only
- Stephen McHattie (as Jacques Pasquinel) - credit only
- Lois Nettleton (as Maude Wendell)
- Donald Pleasence (as Sam Purchas) - credit only
- Cristina Raines (as Lucinda McKeag)
- Lynn Redgrave (as Charlotte Buckland Seccombe)
- Robert Vaughn (as Morgan Wendell) - credit only
- Dennis Weaver (as R. J. Poteet) - flashback only
- Anthony Zerbe (as Mervin Wendell)
Tonight's Guest Stars[]
- Rafael Campos (as Nacho Gomez)
- Silvana Gallardo (as Serafina Marquez)
- Scott Hylands (as Mike Lasater) - flashback only
- Les Lannom (as Bufe Coker) - flashback only
- Adrienne La Russa (as Clemma Zendt)
- Michael Le Clair (as Young Jim Lloyd) - flashback only
- A Martinez (as Tranquilino Marquez)
- Doug McKeon (as Philip Wendell)
- Greg Mullavey (as Mule Canby) - flashback only
- Clive Revill (as Finlay Perkin) - credit only
- Glynn Turman (as Nate Person) - flashback only
- Jesse Vint (as Amos Calendar)
Co-starring[]
- Robert Phalen as Rev. Holly - credit only
- Clint Ritchie as Messmore Garrett - credit only
- Julio Medina as Father Gravez
- Gloria McMillan as Mrs. Brumbaugh
- Claude Earl Jones as Matt
- Lou Frizzell as Mr. Norriss
- Joaquin Martinez as Capt. Salcedo
With[]
- Bob Davis as Bank Manager
- Jacques Hampton as Doctor
- Deborah Trissell as Miss Keller
- Gordon Hurst as Clay
Uncredited[]
- Eric Scott Lalich as Jake Calendar
- Damon Douglas as William Savage - flashback only
- Dennis Fimple as Buck - flashback only
- Robby Weaver as Gompert - flashback only
- Ralph Davies Lewis as Tom Ragland - flashback only
Crew (and other credits)[]
Closing credits:[]
- Directed by: Harry Falk
- Teleplay by: Charles Larson
- Developed for Television by: John Wilder
- Director of Photography: Charles W. Short
- Producer: Malcolm R. Harding
- Supervising Producer: Richard Caffey
- Executive Producer: John Wilder
- Music: John Addison
- Associate Producers: George E. Crosby & Susan Lichtwardt
- Production Designer: Jack Senter
- Art Director: Loyd S. Papez
- Film Editor: John Elias
- Set Decorations: Joseph J. Stone, John Dwyer
- Sound: Charles L. King III
- Casting by: Mary Petterson
- Location Casting: Garrison True
- Titles & Optical Effects: Universal Title
- Unit Production Managers: Robert G. Stone, Sam Freedle
- 1st Assistant Director: Scott Maitland
- 2nd Assistant Director: John Liberti
- Sound Effects Editor: Brian Courcier
- Music Editor: Dave Kahn
- Costume Designer: Helen Colvig
- Costume Supervisor: Robert Ellsworth
- Technicolor
- This Program Has Been Recommended by: The National Education Association
- A John Wilder Production
Images[]
External links[]
- The Winds of Fortune on IMDb