James A. Michener's Texas
| James A. Michener's Texas | |
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| Also known as | 'Texas' |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
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Texas by James A. Michener |
| Screenplay by | Sean Meredith |
| Directed by | Richard Lang |
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| Narrated by | Charlton Heston |
| Composer(s) | Lee Holdridge |
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| Cinematography | Neil Roach |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | April 16 – April 18, 1995 |
James A. Michener's Texas (also called Texas) is a 1994 ABC television miniseries directed by Richard Lang and starring Patrick Duffy as Stephen F. Austin, Stacy Keach as Sam Houston, Chelsea Field as Maddie Quimper, Rick Schroder as Otto McNab, Grant Show as William B. Travis, David Keith as James Bowie, John Schneider as Davy Crockett, María Conchita Alonso as Lucia, and Benjamin Bratt as Benito Garza. The film is narrated by Charlton Heston. Aaron Spelling was the executive producer.
Adapted from the historical fiction novel Texas by James A. Michener, it includes only the section of the book related to Texas Independence and the Battle of San Jacinto. The novel is more wide ranging, starting with Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and ends in the modern day.
Although produced for television, Texas was released on home video first. This decision was not due to its quality, but to recoup its $12 million production cost feasibly as broadcast networks had shied away from expensive productions.
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