The Chisholms

Name: The Chisholms
Genre: Romance, Western
Released: 1979-03-29
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 7.60
Cast: James Van Patten, Rosemary Harris, Ben Murphy, Susan Swift

– The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, ..

Type:

TVSeries

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour

Release Year:

1979

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. The 1979 miniseries showed the family moving from Virginia to Wyoming. When the TV series commenced in 1980, the pioneers were shown en route along the California Trail from Wyoming to Sacramento, California.

Story Timeline:

1840s, 19th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Virginia, Wyoming

Genre:

Western, Romance

Release Date:

29 Mar 1979

Language:

English

The Chisholms

Main Actors:

James Van Patten, Rosemary Harris, Ben Murphy, Susan Swift

Plot:

After the Chisholm family were cheated out of their land in Virginia, they packed up everything and headed west to the Oregon Territory to set up a new life in the 1840s. It took two years for the Chisholms, led by patriarch Hadley and matriarch Minerva, to reach Oregon, along the way dealing with Indians, strife, family disagreements and rough travel.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10

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