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Dead Man's Walk
TV Series (1996)
Based on the novel by Larry McMurtry, this miniseries prequel to LONESOME DOVE and STREETS OF LAREDO westerns offers the first adventures for Gus and Call, the rough-and-tumble heroes of the previous works, as they try to carve out their own piece of the wild Texas frontier.
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Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
May. 12, 1996
Status:
Completed/Ended
Runtime:
272 min.
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Series Fun Facts
- Jonny Lee Miller plays a role previously played by Jon Voight in the unofficial sequel _"Return to Lonesome Dove" (1993) (mini)_. At the time of this film's broadcast, Miller was married to…
[show]Jonny Lee Miller plays a role previously played by Jon Voight in the unofficial sequel _"Return to Lonesome Dove" (1993) (mini)_. At the time of this film's broadcast, Miller was married to Voigt's daughter Angelina Jolie.
[hide] - Goof (anachronisms): Various characters are shown using large revolvers, possibly Walker Colts, or early model Colt's Dragoon models. These weren't introduced until 5-6 years after the story is set.
- The expedition that this film centers around, while containing fictional characters, is based on a real expedition ordered by President of Texas Mirabeau Lamar to annex New Mexico to the…
[show]The expedition that this film centers around, while containing fictional characters, is based on a real expedition ordered by President of Texas Mirabeau Lamar to annex New Mexico to the Republic of Texas in 1841. The use of black and white beans to decide who to execute and who to spare is borrowed the Mier expedition, which took place the following year.
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