![]() ![]() ![]() As they are marching to the Army's commandheadquarters waving white flags, Skimmerhorn (who is giving aninterview to a local newspaper editor) shoots Mike in the back,killing him in coldblood. However, by manipulating the facts,Skimmerhorn is able to regain favor with the people, culminatingwith his capture and summary execution of Jake Pasquinel.Seeing no hope, Mike Pasquinel is convinced by the Zendts tosurrender to the Regular Army in Denver where, in theory at least, he willreceive a fair trial. Atthe trial, graphic testimony from a young soldier turns public opinionagainst Skimmerhorn. Captain John McIntosh (MarkHarmon), a young officer under Skimmerhorn's command, refuses tojoin in the massacre and is court martialed. He leads an attack ona group of peaceful Indians, ordering a slaughter of everyone inthe camp including women and children. ![]() ![]() Skimmerhorn, asurvivor of tribal wars in Minnesota, has apathological hatred of all native Americans. 6 Differencesbetween the book and miniseriesĪ recent Colorado settler named Frank Skimmerhorn (RichardCrenna) forms a volunteer militia to deal with the tribes.Centennial was released on DVD onJuly 29, 2008. It had a then huge budget of US$25 million (about $80million in modern terms), employed four directors and fivecinematographers, and featured over 100 speaking parts spanning 26hours of television viewing time. The miniseries was one of the longest (26½ hours includingcommercials) and most ambitious television projects ever attemptedat the time. įrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Centennial Disgraced and rejected by his son John, Skimmerhornleaves Colorado in disgrace. Maxwell Mercy, outraged at his brothers-in law'smurders, challenges Skimmerhorn to a duel and nearly kills him, only to be stopped byLevi Zendt. Public opinion is then firmly turned againstSkimmerhorn. A recent Colorado settler named Frank Skimmerhorn (RichardCrenna) forms a volunteer militia to deal with the tribes. ![]()
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