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By Way of the Stars is a Canadian adventure television mini-series co-produced in 1992 by Sullivan Entertainment and German Beta-Taurus Kirch Group, that begins in 19th century Prussia, then travels through post-U.S. Civil War Charleston to the 'Canadas' and the West. It is a young boy's version of "Dances with Wolves". The six-hour mini-series is based on a popular German children's novel called "The Long Journey of Lukas B." The movie was produced in association with ZDF, at the time, Germany's largest Broadcaster, CBC and Disney Channel. This mini-series was filmed entirely in Uxbridge, Ontario. The production was nominated for 2 Gemini awards.
Original Release
12/26/1992
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Zachary Bennett | Lukas Bienmann |
Gema Zamprogna | Ursula von Knabig |
Christian Kohlund | Karl Bienmann |
Anja Kruse | Maria Bienmann |
Dietmar Schönherr | Friedrich Brunneck |
Jan Rubes | Hausierer Nathan |
Hannes Jaenicke | Otto von Lebrecht |
Dominique Sanda | Christina von Knabig |
Günther Maria Halmer | Heinrich von Knabig |
Volker Lechtenbrink | Diener Jürgen |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Saturday, 26 December 1992 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 01 December 1992 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Saturday, 27 April 1996 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Tuesday, 01 December 1992 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Tuesday, 01 December 1992 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Friday, 01 January 1993 |
Directors
Writers
Helen Asimakis, Willi Fährmann, Deborah Nathan, Marlene Matthews
Cast
Name | Character |
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Zachary Bennett | Lukas Bienmann |
Gema Zamprogna | Ursula von Knabig |
Christian Kohlund | Karl Bienmann |
Anja Kruse | Maria Bienmann |
Dietmar Schönherr | Friedrich Brunneck |
Jan Rubes | Hausierer Nathan |
Hannes Jaenicke | Otto von Lebrecht |
Dominique Sanda | Christina von Knabig |
Günther Maria Halmer | Heinrich von Knabig |
Volker Lechtenbrink | Diener Jürgen |
Michael Mahonen | Ben Davis |
Andrew Bednarski | Helmut |
Gavin Magrath | Mathias |
Toby Proctor | Franz |
Jiri Dolanski | Hans |
Damon Redfern | Dietrich von Brabent |
Dennis Strong | Virgil Johnson |
Tantoo Cardinal | Franoise |
John Neville | Professor Billby |
Albert Millaire | Renauld |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Trudy Grant | Executive Producer |
Brian Leslie Parker | Producer |
Kevin Sullivan | Producer |