The Seekers (miniseries)

The Seekers
Genre	Historical fiction Drama War
Based on	The Seekers (novel) by John Jakes
Written by	John Jakes Steve Hayes
Directed by	Sidney Hayers
Starring	Randolph Mantooth Delta Burke Martin Milner
Theme music composer	Gerald Fried
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Robert A. Cinader
Cinematography	Vincent A. Martinelli
Running time	240 min.
Distributor	Operation Prime Time MCA/Universal
Release
Original release	July 8, 1979
Chronology
Preceded by	The Rebels

The Seekers is a 1979 1979 American made-for-television drama film/miniseries based on the historical novel The Seekers written by John Jakes, originally published in 1975. It is third in a series known as The Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. The story mixes fictional characters with historical events and figures, as it narrates the story of the United States of America from 1794 through 1814. In 1979, the novel was made into a television film by Operation Prime Time and premiered on HBO on July 8 and 9, 1979.^[1][2][3]

The Seekers was preceded by The Bastard, first in the series, and The Rebels, second in the series.

Synopsis

The sons and grandchildren of Philip Kent make a life for themselves in America.

Starring

• Randolph Mantooth — Abraham Kent
• Delta Burke — Elizabeth Fletcher Kent
• Martin Milner — Philip Kent
• Edie Adams — Flora Cato
• Neville Brand — Capt. Isaac Drew
• John Carradine — Avery Mills
• George DelHoyo — Gilbert Kent (as George Deloy)
• Julie Gregg — Edna Clapper
• Roosevelt Grier — Amos Samuels
• George Hamilton — Lt. Hamilton Stovall
• Alex Hyde-White — Oliver Prouty
• Harriet Karr — Harriet Kent
• Brian Keith — Elijah Weatherby
• Don Mantooth — Plenty Coup
• Ross Martin — Supply Pleasant
• Gary Merrill — Capt. Hul
• Vic Morrow — Leland Pell
• Timothy Patrick Murphy — Jarod Kent
• Hugh O'Brian — Andrew Piggot
• Robert Reed —Daniel Clapper
• Allan Rich — Gen. Wayne
• Barbara Rush — Peggy Kent
• Sarah Rush — Amanda Kent
• Stuart Whitman — Rev. Blackthorn
• Ed Harris - Lt. William Clark

References

1. New York Times: Seekers - TV MiniSeries Retrieved December 15, 2013
2. July 1979 HBO Program Guide ("The Seekers" on cover), page 6
3. Beck, Marilyn (14 November 1979). "Randolph Mantooth Mellows After All These Years". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

External links

• The Seekers at the Internet Movie Database