Genre: Drama
Release Date: 01/06/2004
Dubbed: English
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Platinum Disc

James Michener's Dynasty is aptly named. This TV movie is indeed based on a novel by Michener, which does indeed cover thirty five years (1820-1855) in the lives of a land-rich family. Harris Yulin and Stacy Keach play the Blackwood brothers, a pair of enterprising Ohio pioneers. The ongoing rivalry between the older Yulin and younger Keach is intensified when Yulin's wife Sarah Miles leaves her husband in favor of Keach. As the brothers try to outdo each other in business, the Blackwood land empire grows to epic proportions. Unfortunately, this TV movie does not; at 2 hours, there just isn't enough time to do justice to Michener's sprawling novel. James Michener's Dynasty is worth noting for the supporting-cast contributions of Amy Irving and Harrison Ford.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Stacy Keach - Matt Blackwood
Harris Yulin -

Production:
Lee Philips - Director
Buck Houghton - Producer
Gil Melle - Composer
George Jay Nicholson - Editor
Sidney Carroll - Screen Writer
Perry Ferguson - Art Director
James Michener - Book Author
Burton Miller - Costume Designer
David Frost - Executive Producer
James Michener - Screen Story
William H. Cronjager - Cinematographer

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