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The Chisholms
Genre Western
Created by David Dortort
Developed by Evan Hunter
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
ProducerPaul Freeman
Running time
  • 275 mins (miniseries)
  • 50 mins (series)
Production company Alan Landsburg Productions
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseMarch 29, 1979 (1979-03-29) –
March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)

The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television series from January 19, 1980, to March 15, 1980. [1] [2] The original mini-series episodes were filmed in Illinois at New Salem State Park near Springfield, and Jubilie State Park near Peoria.

Episodes

Season 1: 1979 miniseries

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Chapter I" Mel Stuart Evan HunterMarch 29, 1979 (1979-03-29)
22"Chapter II"Mel StuartEvan HunterApril 5, 1979 (1979-04-05)
33"Chapter III"Mel StuartEvan HunterApril 12, 1979 (1979-04-12)
44"Chapter IV"Mel StuartEvan HunterApril 19, 1979 (1979-04-19)

Season 2: 1980 series

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
51"Siege"Mel Stuart T : Paul Savage, Corey Blechman
S : Evan Hunter
January 19, 1980 (1980-01-19)
62"Betrayal"Mel Stuart T : Paul Savage
S : Evan Hunter
January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)
73"Endless Desert"Mel Stuart T : Corey Blechman
S : Evan Hunter
February 2, 1980 (1980-02-02)
84"Vengeance"Mel Stuart T : Paul Savage
S : Evan Hunter
February 9, 1980 (1980-02-09)
95"Death in the Sierras" Nicholas WebsterEvan HunterFebruary 16, 1980 (1980-02-16)
106"The Promised Land"Mel Stuart T : David Dortort
S/T : Evan Hunter
February 23, 1980 (1980-02-23)
117"The Suitor" Edward M. AbromsCorey BlechmanMarch 1, 1980 (1980-03-01)
128"Chains"Sigmund Neufeld Jr.Kimmer RingwaldMarch 8, 1980 (1980-03-08)
139"The Siren Song"Edward M. AbromsHarold SwantonMarch 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)

Home media

The four part miniseries of The Chisholms was released on VHS by U.S.A Home Video in 1986 in which it was presented as a feature film with a runtime of 4 hours and 37 minutes on two tapes. On June 10, 2014, Timeless Media Group released the complete series on DVD in Region 1. [3]

References

  1. ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 163
  2. ^ "The Chisholms: Summary". TV.com. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
  3. ^ TMG Distributes Package Art for 'The Complete Series' on DVD Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

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