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Children of the Dust is an American Western television miniseries, based on Clancy Carlile's novel of the said name. Featuring an ensemble cast led by Sidney Poitier, Children of the Dust was originally broadcast by CBS on February 26 and 28 as part of 1995 in television.
Original Release
02/26/1995 on CBS
US Release
02/26/1995
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sidney Poitier | Gypsy Smith |
| Michael Moriarty | John Maxwell |
| Joanna Going | Rachel |
| Hart Bochner | Shelby Hornbeck |
| Regina Taylor | Drusilla |
| Billy Wirth | Corby / White Wolf / Corby/White Wolf |
| Grace Zabriskie | Rose |
| Basil Wallace | Fulton |
| Jim Caviezel | Dexter |
| Robert Guillaume | Mossburger |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 22 March 2009 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 28 February 1995 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sidney Poitier | Gypsy Smith |
| Michael Moriarty | John Maxwell |
| Joanna Going | Rachel |
| Hart Bochner | Shelby Hornbeck |
| Regina Taylor | Drusilla |
| Billy Wirth | Corby / White Wolf / Corby/White Wolf |
| Grace Zabriskie | Rose |
| Basil Wallace | Fulton |
| Jim Caviezel | Dexter |
| Robert Guillaume | Mossburger |
| Farrah Fawcett | Nora Maxwell |
| John Pyper-Ferguson | Sonny Boy |
| Byron Chief-Moon | Chief Walks-The-Clouds |
| Kevin McNulty | Sheriff Harriman |
| Katharine Isabelle | Young Rachel |
| Mitchell LaPlante | Young Corby |
| Zachary Savard | Young Dexter |
| Jesse Lipscombe | Clarence |
| Wilma Pelly | Nita |
| Lindsey Campbell | Miranda |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Frank Konigsberg | Executive Producer |
| Joyce Eliason | Executive Producer |
| Harold Tichenor | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
