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The Seekers is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film 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.
Original Release
07/08/1979
US Release
07/08/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Randolph Mantooth | Abraham Kent |
Edie Adams | Flora Cato |
Neville Brand | Capt. Isaac Drew |
Delta Burke | Elizabeth Fletcher Kent |
John Carradine | Avery Mills |
George DelHoyo | Gilbert Kent |
Julie Gregg | Edna Clapper |
Roosevelt Grier | Amos Samuels |
George Hamilton | Lt. Hamilton Stovall |
Alex Hyde-White | Oliver Prouty |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 25 April 1993 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Wednesday, 28 April 1993 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Randolph Mantooth | Abraham Kent |
Edie Adams | Flora Cato |
Neville Brand | Capt. Isaac Drew |
Delta Burke | Elizabeth Fletcher Kent |
John Carradine | Avery Mills |
George DelHoyo | Gilbert Kent |
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. Hull |
Martin Milner | Philip Kent |
Vic Morrow | Leland Pell |
Timothy Patrick Murphy | Jarod Kent |
Hugh O'Brian | Andrew Piggot |
Robert Reed | Daniel Clapper |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert A. Cinader | Executive Producer |
Gino Grimaldi | Producer |
Bernadette Joyce | Producer |
Hannah Louise Shearer | Producer |