Me too. I read all these books in high school & had completely forgotten that I could read at that age. Loved them and am repurchasing them by John Jakes. I buy mine online at ThriftBooks. Have fun reading these. They are just absorbing with your attention. Enjoy.
I read the series when I was younger and I could not put them down. I also enjoyed the movies. That was entertainment, and it is surely missing in our world today. 😢
Stuck in quarantine for over a month and desperately searching for something to watch because I've seen everything and then I find...The Bastard! I avidly read the whole series when I was a teenager and then enjoyed the movies and guess what? Now I get to enjoy it again! Thanks for making my day, Jill. As a true child of the 70's, there is nothing I love more than finding some wonderful teenage TV/movie memories. Yay!
Sure! More movies where William Shatner can act badly as Paul Revere, and the whole family can lay back and laugh at his expense! Where Andrew Stevens can show TV audiences how he stretched as an actor (snicker)! Yeah, they don't make stuff like this anymore. And aren't we blessed for that?
@@mcpammcpam4161 Thanks for noticing. I have a gift/curse for liking all sorts of dumb movies. And yeah the Kent Fam Chronicles are right up there with all the dumb est films and TV shows I liked. And to think Andrew Stevens is actually a cool butt kicking action hero. Can I really say that? You can laugh, I won't hold it against you.😘
@@mcpammcpam4161 Thank you for not making an "era" in judgment! Lol! And yeah I'm glad I saw this movie. Andrew Stevens is quite a Bastard in the best way!
Wow! What a cast. Captain Kirk, Howard Cunningham, Dr. Loomis, Comm. Adama, Boomer, Olivia Walton, Baltar, Gen. Urko, Bo Prichard, Barnaby Jones, Samantha, Col. Potter, Digger Barns, and Bojay all in the same movie!
@@catherineannelockman3805 That's right! I knew she was in something like that but couldn't remember! I only remembered she was Norman Bates' mother in a Psycho prequel, but I didn't feel like including that.
What a CAST! Excellent movie, I can watch these old movies all day long! Inspiration! Love, love, love it....thank you for sharing. God bless America, and God bless you all🙏🙏🙏🙏⚘
I actually found the second part called The Rebels on CZcams first and watched it prior to finding the first part called The Bastard. I am 67 yet do not remember ever seeing this movie back in 1979. I recongnize so many actors from TV shows and movies from that time in this movie. Sometimes it is easy to forget the U.S. started from people of England and other parts of Euope having a grievance with their country and hoping for something better when crossing the ocean. That contunes to be the case to this day but from other lands. I think what is also forgotten is the amazing story of how a young Lafayette first on his own came here from France because he believed in the Revolution and how this Revolution would have not been pulled off without his military help and eventually France. I have read Lafayette returned to the U.S. in 1824 and received the reception of a rock star. Certainly in my city there are numerous places given the name of Lafayette.
I just happened upon this by chance, and am 54, and recognize the faces as they come into the movie. I met William Shatter as a youngster, about this time at my Cousin's. He was the Chiropractor for the National Ballet in Toronto, and had a large home in Cabbagetown where he let a floor of the house to prima ballerina Karen Kain who was dating William Shattner, who is Canadian. He was a very nice man, as I recall, who had his start in Shakespearean theater here, and that is where he met Christopher Plumber, and they have done much work together in theater, (Stratford) and remain friends to this day. Otherwise, I recognized the actor from MASH, the one from Bonanza, the Tom Bosley from Happy Days, and the older man who played a detective (I forget the show's name). Thank you for mentioning there is a sequel, The Rebel. I hope I can find it. This is a part of history I am unfamiliar with. Thank you for the upload, Jill, and for the poster's comment.
Thanks for the mention of the Rebels......it is up next. So now I know to watch it. This time in history is strange to me because I had my DNA ancestry done and I am 47% French, 27% Ojibwa and 21% English and 5% from the east coast of Canada. I feel like I was there for the wars of that time.
@@murieltainter5936 That's really good how you got your ancestry done. That mix sure shows going back to that time. My Dad actually was able to complete a family tree likely from so many years his family staying in the same part of Ohio but traced it back to the 1700s with a man who came from England but first started off in the very western part of Virginia. If accurate according to Revolutionary War benefits my Dad found he was captured and later exchanged for other prisoners with the British in a fort by Detroit. I'm sure my Dad's side has a big mix from that time on. My mom should be pretty much all German as her mom and dad came over to the U.S. around 1900 and settled where I live in St. Louis. Glad you now know about The Rebels. I liked seeing all the many actors that I remember and it is more like a soap opera version, but that helped keep the interest instead of just fighting.
my family's name is Kent and we also have French in the family, when I was a young boy I was reading the stories for the first time I always thought it was our family JOHN JAKES wrote about. it is the first time I have been seeing it on film. I need to read the books again, my grandmother kept them all those years but as I remember I like the books more than the film
I would take smut any day over all these stupid reality shows. All that staged trauma, all the scripted plots, fake emotions and totally horrendous acting it shows just how disrespectful the producers are to the people who buy their produce. It doesn’t say much about the viewers either.
Love the story line. This acting is definitely 70s. Can't think of the actress playing his mother. Never recall her playing a damsel in distress. The accents - Lord help us all. Watched the complete sequel in 2 days. Thanks for gracing us. Never too many historical dramas. Refreshing.
Patricia Neal is the mother. She's fantastic in "Hud", and a less well-known movie she did with Gary Cooper called "Bright Leaf" about tobacco tycoons at the turn of the 20th century. Not as highly praised as she should be these days because a stroke derailed her later career, and her romantic life often overshadowed her work.
Phillippe's mom was played by Patricia Neal. She was great in some steamy movies back in the day with Paul Newman and John Wayne. 100% of the accents were terrible Still love the movies.
I remember watching this as a kid when it first aired, and it's even more fun to watch it now as an adult because now I see actors I didn't notice before like John de Lancie.
I love any movie that is about the Founding of this country, the colonies and the American Revolution especially if it's made in the 70s. The colonies and the American Revolution was an amazing time in our history. God bless America!
There were a number of great mini-series in the 1970s but the genre has largely been forgotten. Roots, Holocaust, Salem's Lot, Rich Man, Poor Man, From Here to Eternity etc. Even Dallas started out as a mini-series. And there were some very memorable performances by the likes of Meryl Streep, James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Natalie Wood, David Soul and William Devane, among others.
The excitement and anticipation for these made-for-tv miniseries are a thing of the past. The family used to gear up for the Saturday/Sunday night feature with a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy. So sad movies like this are no longer a part of our culture. Reminds me of the North and the South *sigh* oh well, now we have Netflix, Hulu etc. etc. etc.
Extraordinary story, I saw that Olivia Hussey was in it and I have been an avid fan since her role as the Blessed Virgin Mary. The stars in this film are amazing as well. I am pleasantly surprised and love this movie.
What a wonderful movie --- never even knew it existed. And how strange that I should have just finished watching DRAGONWYCKE (with a young Harry Morgan) and now I see him again in this movie as the sea captain. Thank you for the wonderful upload !!
jo egleton there's a whole book series on it all the way until the 1900s about the whole family the bastard the rebels and The Seekers very good movies
So happy I found this! I loved it and we all watched it. There was a kid in my class in middle school who looked just like Andrew Stevens and overnight became the most popular boy in school!! Rewatching it, I keep saying “Oooh, that guy - I love that guy” - so many great actors!! And yes, that’s Kim Cattrell !! 😉
I was a high school student when this aired, but for some unknown reason, I didn't see it, or I don't remember viewing it. I do remember reading the books, however. I'm so glad I came across the miniseries now, at the age of 54, having studied much history in college and graduate school. I have an M.A. in history, emphasizing American and Native American history.
I remember this. The commercials started weeks before it aired. They counted down the weeks then days to the premiere. It was so well hyped that at the age of 12 I actually watched this. It wasn't what I normally watched back then. I was mainly Sci fi and action movies. I didn't have patience for dramas. Or so I thought. I enjoyed this film immensely. After this I included dramas and period pieces.
@@bluecollarlit Carson I like the way in which you said that. I tend to have the habit of looking at the scenery, and the details on clothes: and chuckling when a character returns in the same storyline but they diligently have something different ie: a female character only has 1 earring on whereas before she had 2.
Excellent first part of the Kent Chronicles! Andrew Stevens carries the lead with impeccable ability. He was a VERY under-rated actor and one of Hollywood's best leading men including movies and the small screen. StocktonRob
I remember this it was on Kcop tv in Los Angeles back in the 1970s. I remember my folk watched it. Brings back good memories of an age long since past.
Thank you so much, Jill, for posting these late 70s miniseries. As I watched I was 15 again with a huge crush on Phillipe, aka Andrew Stevens. I think I had good taste in men even at 15! I even still have my paperback copy of The Bastard which I re-read a couple of summers ago. Anyway, I loved these when they first came on and spent the Fourth of July watching. I do recall not liking The Rebels as much (probably because Andrew Stevens wasn't in it), but I will watch just to complete the series. A huge thank you again!!!
I remember when this came on TV. I love history and as a child I especially loved the colonial period and the revolutionary war. The summer this aired, I was cast bound with a broken left tibia. I was in the chair closest to the TV and drank it in...Especially with William Shatner playing Paul Revere! Given its time and budget, it is very well done including Patricia Neal playing the grieved and dying mother which she did for several movies/shows. This was the best of of the three miniseries, although all had some good points.
There is so much left out of John Jakes book that I will go back and read them again! Nice effort in making this series but the book is so much better!
Kent Family Chronicles are an excellent mini series, have aged very well, with the best actors of the time. I remember these from when they first were broadcast
What a incredible array of stars..am l seeing right...Jed Clambet made it into this film..without even reaching the end..thank you very much for this upload!
Me too the last time i watched The Bastard was in 1979 when it was a mini series it was great. Andrew Stevens is so sexy in this movie and what a kisser just you wait and see him and Olivia Hussey together they are hot.
I didn't know there are 3 parts in this series because I watched The Rebels first...oh well I am happy to see this and then I will watch the third part...🙂 Don Johnson looks so young in this series...my memories of him are from when he was on Miami Vice 🤣🤣🤣...yes my age is showing...thank you for putting these movies on CZcams for us to watch...
All 9 John Jakes books in this series was made into TV movies but only the first three are out on DVD. Would love to see the full series . The Bastard, The Rebels. The Seekers, The Titans. The furies, The patriots , The Lawless, and last but not least The Americans. I am thankful that I can still read the series though.
Showing the corner of the boat they were filming the other boat from was bad, but the Monet painting from the impressionist period, before it existed in this movie is hilarious!
I loved Jakes' books. His mixture of fiction and history made me a lover of history. He did not cover up the warts of history but made them part of the story.
So glad I stumbled upon this, I read the series and it was an amazing read. This film is the first one of the series and so far I’m loving it, there’s quite a list of very well known great actors. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for posting these three miniseries! I think I last saw them in the 1990s. I am a big fan of John Jakes and I've read many of his novels, including all eight volumes of the Kent Family Chronicles. I've loved American history ever since I can remember and today I'm a Civil War historian and I have a career in public history. While it's great to watch these programs again (I remember hoping in vain for them to do The Furies miniseries), I am really struck by how much these shows whitewashed the American past. I know Lucas is featured but a lot more than his character could have easily been included. Boston, Massachusetts in the 1770s was still a place of legal slavery; though the institution was rapidly dying out there in those years. But what happened to the Blacks in that place who were born there, brought there and lived there during the American Revolution? They were still all over New England. I don't know how many or how few there were but they are truly invisible in these programs. And they are also little seen in Caroline County, Virginia. That's just bad history (in the book The Rebels, a slave revolt takes place). And I know these programs were used in middle school or high school classrooms. I taped "The Rebels" years ago and before the program, a message said it had been endorsed by the National Education Association (and that is surprising considering all of the sex in these films) Enslaved people and free Blacks were in every one of the 13 colonies in 1775. They were involved in the printing trade as well as many other forms of skilled and unskilled labor. They were present as body servants to Congressional delegates in Philadelphia. They served as soldiers and sailors in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 (and some fought for the British). By writing them out of these programs, it's no wonder many people still to this day cannot see African-American history beyond a cotton field in the South.
Your folly is expecting to apprehend history from a medium that is, and always has been, engaged in the pageantry and goal of entertainment. It is a product of its times and its targeted audience. Like the human beings who formed it, a nation grows up and matures. People today tend to try to judge the past through today's hindsight and sensibilities. And then, they tend to want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. The United States of America is still the greatest nation ever birthed on Earth. It continues to evolve and rise from mistakes of the past, to be a beacon of hope to all who yearn for its liberties. Hold it accountable, but honor and stand for its principles and those who forged it with courage and vision.
This film reminds me so much of the shocking situation that we find ourselves in today. All because we didn't fight for our freedom !!! But if we all unite and stand up for our rights..... Maybe,just maybe we can win this battle.🙏🙏🙏 December 2021
Thanks so much for posting these videos. I've been looking for them a long time. Read all the books back in the day and always hoped they'd do the whole series.
Indeed. There is hardly any AV material of any note that one cannot find on CZcams thanks to peeps such as Jill C. (Unless, of course, it garners a copyright strike!)
He played Sam Adams here......John Adams in this sequel THE REBELS AND in the stage and screen musical 1776.... And played John Quincy Adams in The Adam Chronicles.
William Daniels from "Knight Rider" (the voice of KITT) 1982-1986. Dr. Mark Craig from "St. Elsewhere" (1982-1988), and Mr. George Feeny from "Boy Meets World" ( 1993-2000), and "Girl Meets World" (2014-2017).
I so happy to found this mini series in You Tube, I love this since kid all the sequels. I been waiting for they gives mini on TV again, but not been. Thanks for sharing 😊
Yes, they should make more movies like this but thanks to people like Jill we can enjoy the originals. Thanks so much, Jill!
plicketyplunk loadsbjust type in period dramas,,start with the Catherine Cookson collection,,they will take you to many others 🥰
This mini series had me purchase all John Jake’s books!! How wonderful to find this on CZcams!! Many thanks!
Me too. I read all these books in high school & had completely forgotten that I could read at that age. Loved them and am repurchasing them by John Jakes. I buy mine online at ThriftBooks. Have fun reading these. They are just absorbing with your attention. Enjoy.
Had bought the books a few years back, and after having read them discovered these miniseries on CZcams.
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I read the series when I was younger and I could not put them down. I also enjoyed the movies. That was entertainment, and it is surely missing in our world today. 😢
Stuck in quarantine for over a month and desperately searching for something to watch because I've seen everything and then I find...The Bastard! I avidly read the whole series when I was a teenager and then enjoyed the movies and guess what? Now I get to enjoy it again! Thanks for making my day, Jill. As a true child of the 70's, there is nothing I love more than finding some wonderful teenage TV/movie memories. Yay!
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They sure do not make movies like this anymore. Who is with me when I say we want more movies like this.
Sure! More movies where William Shatner can act badly as Paul Revere, and the whole family can lay back and laugh at his expense! Where Andrew Stevens can show TV audiences how he stretched as an actor (snicker)! Yeah, they don't make stuff like this anymore. And aren't we blessed for that?
Well, it sounds as if you liked the movie too Edward.
@@mcpammcpam4161 Thanks for noticing. I have a gift/curse for liking all sorts of dumb movies. And yeah the Kent Fam Chronicles are right up there with all the dumb est films and TV shows I liked. And to think Andrew Stevens is actually a cool butt kicking action hero. Can I really say that? You can laugh, I won't hold it against you.😘
A grin from era to ear!
@@mcpammcpam4161 Thank you for not making an "era" in judgment! Lol! And yeah I'm glad I saw this movie. Andrew Stevens is quite a Bastard in the best way!
Wow! What a cast. Captain Kirk, Howard Cunningham, Dr. Loomis, Comm. Adama, Boomer, Olivia Walton, Baltar, Gen. Urko, Bo Prichard, Barnaby Jones, Samantha, Col. Potter, Digger Barns, and Bojay all in the same movie!
And Juliette from Romeo and Juliethe...Olivia hussey...
@@catherineannelockman3805 That's right! I knew she was in something like that but couldn't remember! I only remembered she was Norman Bates' mother in a Psycho prequel, but I didn't feel like including that.
You simply can't leave out "Q" or the "Professor," Roy Hinkley!
You forgot Mr. Feeny as John Adams’ cousin, Samuel Adams!
@@ElleCee62978 I don't know Mr. Ferny!! Who is that?😁🤔
What a CAST! Excellent movie, I can watch these old movies all day long! Inspiration! Love, love, love it....thank you for sharing. God bless America, and God bless you all🙏🙏🙏🙏⚘
I actually found the second part called The Rebels on CZcams first and watched it prior to finding the first part called The Bastard. I am 67 yet do not remember ever seeing this movie back in 1979. I recongnize so many actors from TV shows and movies from that time in this movie. Sometimes it is easy to forget the U.S. started from people of England and other parts of Euope having a grievance with their country and hoping for something better when crossing the ocean. That contunes to be the case to this day but from other lands. I think what is also forgotten is the amazing story of how a young Lafayette first on his own came here from France because he believed in the Revolution and how this Revolution would have not been pulled off without his military help and eventually France. I have read Lafayette returned to the U.S. in 1824 and received the reception of a rock star. Certainly in my city there are numerous places given the name of Lafayette.
Just wanted to add this movie is like the soap opera version of the Revolution.
I just happened upon this by chance, and am 54, and recognize the faces as they come into the movie. I met William Shatter as a youngster, about this time at my Cousin's. He was the Chiropractor for the National Ballet in Toronto, and had a large home in Cabbagetown where he let a floor of the house to prima ballerina Karen Kain who was dating William Shattner, who is Canadian. He was a very nice man, as I recall, who had his start in Shakespearean theater here, and that is where he met Christopher Plumber, and they have done much work together in theater, (Stratford) and remain friends to this day.
Otherwise, I recognized the actor from MASH, the one from Bonanza, the Tom Bosley from Happy Days, and the older man who played a detective (I forget the show's name).
Thank you for mentioning there is a sequel, The Rebel. I hope I can find it. This is a part of history I am unfamiliar with. Thank you for the upload, Jill, and for the poster's comment.
Thanks for the mention of the Rebels......it is up next. So now I know to watch it. This time in history is strange to me because I had my DNA ancestry done and I am 47% French, 27% Ojibwa and 21% English and 5% from the east coast of Canada. I feel like I was there for the wars of that time.
@@murieltainter5936 That's really good how you got your ancestry done. That mix sure shows going back to that time. My Dad actually was able to complete a family tree likely from so many years his family staying in the same part of Ohio but traced it back to the 1700s with a man who came from England but first started off in the very western part of Virginia. If accurate according to Revolutionary War benefits my Dad found he was captured and later exchanged for other prisoners with the British in a fort by Detroit. I'm sure my Dad's side has a big mix from that time on. My mom should be pretty much all German as her mom and dad came over to the U.S. around 1900 and settled where I live in St. Louis. Glad you now know about The Rebels. I liked seeing all the many actors that I remember and it is more like a soap opera version, but that helped keep the interest instead of just fighting.
The series of books by John Jakes had me hooked on histoty forevermore.
He is my favorite!!!
"The preservation of freedom requires a struggle." ... kinda applies to our current circumstances .....
Am I the only one who sees history repeating itself right now?
No ! You are not ! I believe the same , especially these latest days !
In what way?
Could you please repeat that?
this an important work as it is a museum of tv stars of 60's 70's 80's
This is a nice comedy.
my family's name is Kent and we also have French in the family, when I was a young boy I was reading the stories for the first time I always thought it was our family JOHN JAKES wrote about. it is the first time I have been seeing it on film. I need to read the books again, my grandmother kept them all those years but as I remember I like the books more than the film
I remember watching this. With my mom..was 7 yrs old..I loved this movie!!
Enjoyed watching this very much.See the actors from the 70's was a blast from the past!😁
"A man doesn't need more than one coat at a time." AMEN!
Thank you for uploading this , I loved this series when I was a teen. This is a true classic, it should be on tv. A true masterpiece of cinema.
I loved these books!
“Through our history only lies have been promoted” Love it!
Who knew it was all lies. Begin again.
As a middle-school kid back then, the heaving bosoms made this "must-see TV!"
I love the mini series we use to have. Now there is nothing but smut on the tv. Such a shame.
I would take smut any day over all these stupid reality shows. All that staged trauma, all the scripted plots, fake emotions and totally horrendous acting it shows just how disrespectful the producers are to the people who buy their produce. It doesn’t say much about the viewers either.
Love the story line. This acting is definitely 70s. Can't think of the actress playing his mother. Never recall her playing a damsel in distress. The accents - Lord help us all. Watched the complete sequel in 2 days. Thanks for gracing us. Never too many historical dramas. Refreshing.
Patricia Neal is the mother. She's fantastic in "Hud", and a less well-known movie she did with Gary Cooper called "Bright Leaf" about tobacco tycoons at the turn of the 20th century. Not as highly praised as she should be these days because a stroke derailed her later career, and her romantic life often overshadowed her work.
Phillippe's mom was played by Patricia Neal. She was great in some steamy movies back in the day with Paul Newman and John Wayne. 100% of the accents were terrible
Still love the movies.
So many well known actors in this one. Wow .. TFS . 👍🏻👍🏻
Read the book long ago,happy to see it.Just love old series from bestsellers. Thanks👍
I remember watching this as a kid when it first aired, and it's even more fun to watch it now as an adult because now I see actors I didn't notice before like John de Lancie.
I love any movie that is about the Founding of this country, the colonies and the American Revolution especially if it's made in the 70s. The colonies and the American Revolution was an amazing time in our history. God bless America!
Me too. It wasn't all politically incorrect if you know what I mean?
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That's true.
It was very politically correct to steal the land and kill the natives.
MAGA!
There were a number of great mini-series in the 1970s but the genre has largely been forgotten. Roots, Holocaust, Salem's Lot, Rich Man, Poor Man, From Here to Eternity etc. Even Dallas started out as a mini-series. And there were some very memorable performances by the likes of Meryl Streep, James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Natalie Wood, David Soul and William Devane, among others.
Holocaust was must see TV.
also Captains and Kings
I hate that I can't get Captains & the Kings! one of my very favorites-& Testimony of Two Men Taylor Caldwell was the bomb
The excitement and anticipation for these made-for-tv miniseries are a thing of the past. The family used to gear up for the Saturday/Sunday night feature with a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy. So sad movies like this are no longer a part of our culture. Reminds me of the North and the South *sigh* oh well, now we have Netflix, Hulu etc. etc. etc.
I couldn't agree more.
Brilliant, no ads! Pure pleasure to watch!
Extraordinary story, I saw that Olivia Hussey was in it and I have been an avid fan since her role as the Blessed Virgin Mary. The stars in this film are amazing as well. I am pleasantly surprised and love this movie.
I met her once at an airport and asked for her autograph and kicked me in the groin. Beach, burn in hell.
They don’t make them like this anymore. All the greats are now gone😢 the Actors, Producers, Directors etc. Thank heavens for CZcams!
What a wonderful movie --- never even knew it existed. And how strange that I should have just finished watching DRAGONWYCKE (with a young Harry Morgan) and now I see him again in this movie as the sea captain. Thank you for the wonderful upload !!
Just to keep the train rolling for you, Jo: czcams.com/video/cMtuq3xX6eY/video.html
jo egleton I've just been watching the very same, now onto this one!
jo egleton there's a whole book series on it all the way until the 1900s about the whole family the bastard the rebels and The Seekers very good movies
I remember as a kid the airways were saturated with promos of this movie THE BASTARD! The cast of this movie is like the B list for the Love Boat! HA!
Yeah, when Jerry the Dentist from Bob Newhart dons a kinda French accent...
I read the entire series of novels while I was in high school, 40 years ago. Loved them!
So happy I found this! I loved it and we all watched it. There was a kid in my class in middle school who looked just like Andrew Stevens and overnight became the most popular boy in school!! Rewatching it, I keep saying “Oooh, that guy - I love that guy” - so many great actors!! And yes, that’s Kim Cattrell !! 😉
I was a high school student when this aired, but for some unknown reason, I didn't see it, or I don't remember viewing it. I do remember reading the books, however. I'm so glad I came across the miniseries now, at the age of 54, having studied much history in college and graduate school. I have an M.A. in history, emphasizing American and Native American history.
I had the whole series of books for many years. I hope this covers all of the books.
@@imapatching09 They only went up to the end of "The Seekers"
Okay
Wow, very inspiring story and, one of the best! thanks for loading this movie, everything in a very satisfactory way... Watch it guys.!
I remember this. The commercials started weeks before it aired. They counted down the weeks then days to the premiere. It was so well hyped that at the age of 12 I actually watched this. It wasn't what I normally watched back then. I was mainly Sci fi and action movies. I didn't have patience for dramas. Or so I thought. I enjoyed this film immensely. After this I included dramas and period pieces.
There's a journey of imagination and feeling, finding artistic works we respond to.
@@bluecollarlit Carson I like the way in which you said that. I tend to have the habit of looking at the scenery, and the details on clothes: and chuckling when a character returns in the same storyline but they diligently have something different ie: a female character only has 1 earring on whereas before she had 2.
From the Philippines. Thank u for sharing. Love this.
I remember the kid who plays Lafayette was in Escape to Witch Mountain. .....both of them.
I can't believe it been 40yrs since this movie first aired.
Great actors in that movie … pure joy to watch 🥰
Excellent first part of the Kent Chronicles! Andrew Stevens carries the lead with impeccable ability. He was a VERY under-rated actor and one of Hollywood's best leading men including movies and the small screen. StocktonRob
This was a fantastic movie back in the day. In the late 70's and 80's they did a great job with TV miniseries. Would love to see ROOTS again too!
This movie came out in 1979.
You can see Roots 2 on Tubi, which isn't my favorite. I can't find Roots 1 I mean the 70s one-not that newer one. Why did they even make a remake?
@@cynthianolder3557 Idk, I only know I HATE REMAKES & SEQUELS!!!!!!
than you very much Jill for your work for uploading and sharing this gems for everyone to use ,i'm commending you ma'am sincerely .
This is a superb movie. It is one of the very best. I enjoyed every minute of it. Many thanks to all involved in this download.
I remember this it was on Kcop tv in Los Angeles back in the 1970s. I remember my folk watched it. Brings back good memories of an age long since past.
Great movie to watch on 4th of July weekend. I'm going to watch part 2 tomorrow. Thanks for the upload.
I read the John Jakes novels years ago, still remember the name.
love American history unfolding on the screen, thanks for sharing.
Me too, the good the bad and the ugly After all its history
Thank you so much, Jill, for posting these late 70s miniseries. As I watched I was 15 again with a huge crush on Phillipe, aka Andrew Stevens. I think I had good taste in men even at 15! I even still have my paperback copy of The Bastard which I re-read a couple of summers ago. Anyway, I loved these when they first came on and spent the Fourth of July watching. I do recall not liking The Rebels as much (probably because Andrew Stevens wasn't in it), but I will watch just to complete the series. A huge thank you again!!!
Barbara Matteson he was in it as the same character
Such a wonderful relationship beautiful between Mother & Son. i miss my Mother so much
A beautiful and entertaining movie! Thanks for sharing Jill :)
I watched this back in 1978... when it was shown in tv... it is a great pleasure to watch it again... thank you for uploading it...
1979 movie
him "its a long walk to the village" her "WALK!???" IM LOVING THIS FILM SO MANY FAMOUS VINTAGE ACTORS
Alot of familiar faces, nice to see. 👍 Thanks so much
I remember when this came on TV. I love history and as a child I especially loved the colonial period and the revolutionary war. The summer this aired, I was cast bound with a broken left tibia. I was in the chair closest to the TV and drank it in...Especially with William Shatner playing Paul Revere! Given its time and budget, it is very well done including Patricia Neal playing the grieved and dying mother which she did for several movies/shows. This was the best of of the three miniseries, although all had some good points.
Jay Peterson What are the 2 other Shows in the Mini-Series? Ty
@@GeeKneeMarie After "The Bastard," you have "The Rebels" and then "The Seekers." I enjoyed them all. The Rebels is the saddest to watch.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS SINCE IT FIRST CAME OUT. PHENOMINAL MINI SERIES. THANKS FOR POSTING IT.
Lafayette is played by the kid from "Escape from Witch Mountain"? Cool! I ❤️1970s TV!
There is so much left out of John Jakes book that I will go back and read them again! Nice effort in making this series but the book is so much better!
John Jakes would get surprisingly graphic with his sex scenes. They kept them nice and tame for network TV!
Cheers mate, back in 78 we did not get all the american mini series so thanks to you and some technology. regards an Aussie
Kent Family Chronicles are an excellent mini series, have aged very well, with the best actors of the time. I remember these from when they first were broadcast
Philippe is a true hero; every times he gets beaten or wounded he gets lucky with women. He has motivation to become a brigand!!
lots of fun! great sets and costumes!
An excellent movie. Would watch again.
What a incredible array of stars..am l seeing right...Jed Clambet made it into this film..without even reaching the end..thank you very much for this upload!
thanks for this, my old vhs copy has collapsed and i was dying to see this again you have made my 4th of july that much better!
I'm so glad! Happy belated 4th!
Love these type of movies. Happened a lot back in "those days"
awesome. this was definitely must-see-TV at my house. My brother and I started saying "Char-bon-eau" every 10 minutes for weeks.
Great Classic. . . .They Should Put More Movies Like This On Screen.
Thanks so much for sharing...Haven't seen this in 30 yrs.
You don't know how long i've waited to see this series Jill... ( I guess 38 years lol ) Many thanks for the post :)
Me too the last time i watched The Bastard was in 1979 when it was a mini series it was great. Andrew Stevens is so sexy in this movie and what a kisser just you wait and see him and Olivia Hussey together they are hot.
I saw this on tv on channel 13 in the day 13 did all the mini seris ..I was 12 yrs old
I didn't know there are 3 parts in this series because I watched The Rebels first...oh well I am happy to see this and then I will watch the third part...🙂 Don Johnson looks so young in this series...my memories of him are from when he was on Miami Vice 🤣🤣🤣...yes my age is showing...thank you for putting these movies on CZcams for us to watch...
Olivia Hussey is the best part of this whole movie. She is truly amazing.
In the 60s and 70s she was all that. Havent seen her in much lately.
"Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief that thou her maid, is far more fair than she". Olivia is Juliet.
The Heavens have answered my prayers. Thanks for posting.
The black MAN who shared his coat was the best part of the picture.
If this was shown on TV again, it would end up being renamed.
All 9 John Jakes books in this series was made into TV movies but only the first three are out on DVD. Would love to see the full series . The Bastard, The Rebels. The Seekers, The Titans. The furies, The patriots , The Lawless, and last but not least The Americans. I am thankful that I can still read the series
though.
Only three were TV movies. The rest were all books.
Enjoyed this very much, thanks for sharing...
Showing the corner of the boat they were filming the other boat from was bad, but the Monet painting from the impressionist period, before it existed in this movie is hilarious!
I loved Jakes' books. His mixture of fiction and history made me a lover of history. He did not cover up the warts of history but made them part of the story.
I watched the movie as a kid and so did not understand anything but now it makes sense. Years are gone when movies like this are made.
thanks a million for sharing
read all books..never seen the movie series..cheers
I loved the books too. Awesome. Reason I am watching this movie!
Let me be candid with you l saw it thrice.....
Thank you. So good to see all these lovely actors and actresses again. I am enjoying this. Well I'm finding it very interesting.
So glad I stumbled upon this, I read the series and it was an amazing read. This film is the first one of the series and so far I’m loving it, there’s quite a list of very well known great actors. Thanks for sharing!
Thank-you wonderful video, well done. ❤️☘️☘️❤️👍👍
Thanks for posting these three miniseries! I think I last saw them in the 1990s. I am a big fan of John Jakes and I've read many of his novels, including all eight volumes of the Kent Family Chronicles. I've loved American history ever since I can remember and today I'm a Civil War historian and I have a career in public history.
While it's great to watch these programs again (I remember hoping in vain for them to do The Furies miniseries), I am really struck by how much these shows whitewashed the American past. I know Lucas is featured but a lot more than his character could have easily been included.
Boston, Massachusetts in the 1770s was still a place of legal slavery; though the institution was rapidly dying out there in those years. But what happened to the Blacks in that place who were born there, brought there and lived there during the American Revolution? They were still all over New England. I don't know how many or how few there were but they are truly invisible in these programs. And they are also little seen in Caroline County, Virginia. That's just bad history (in the book The Rebels, a slave revolt takes place). And I know these programs were used in middle school or high school classrooms. I taped "The Rebels" years ago and before the program, a message said it had been endorsed by the National Education Association (and that is surprising considering all of the sex in these films)
Enslaved people and free Blacks were in every one of the 13 colonies in 1775. They were involved in the printing trade as well as many other forms of skilled and unskilled labor. They were present as body servants to Congressional delegates in Philadelphia. They served as soldiers and sailors in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 (and some fought for the British). By writing them out of these programs, it's no wonder many people still to this day cannot see African-American history beyond a cotton field in the South.
May I recommend The Great Controversy by Ellen White
❤Thank you. Thank you. Very well said. God bless you and all fair-minded historians.✝️🛐 What real good is 'history' that's no history at all?
又一個過度政治正確人士，僞君子！
I love the history of our earth from the political and religious perspective in The Great Controversy by Ellen White.
Your folly is expecting to apprehend history from a medium that is, and always has been, engaged in the pageantry and goal of entertainment. It is a product of its times and its targeted audience. Like the human beings who formed it, a nation grows up and matures. People today tend to try to judge the past through today's hindsight and sensibilities. And then, they tend to want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. The United States of America is still the greatest nation ever birthed on Earth. It continues to evolve and rise from mistakes of the past, to be a beacon of hope to all who yearn for its liberties. Hold it accountable, but honor and stand for its principles and those who forged it with courage and vision.
It's been eons waiting to see this movie....thank you Jill for sharing...n now the opportunity for me to finally watch this movie.
This film reminds me so much of the shocking situation that we find ourselves in today. All because we didn't fight for our freedom !!! But if we all unite and stand up for our rights..... Maybe,just maybe we can win this battle.🙏🙏🙏 December 2021
Thanks so much for posting these videos. I've been looking for them a long time. Read all the books back in the day and always hoped they'd do the whole series.
I'm so glad you found them! Please enjoy!
Indeed. There is hardly any AV material of any note that one cannot find on CZcams thanks to peeps such as Jill C. (Unless, of course, it garners a copyright strike!)
Jill Czarnyszewicz I certainly enjoyed them. I thank you also.
me too, thank you****
This came out before I was born but I love the 18th century. I really can't get enough. Townsends is an amazing 18th century living history channel.
William Daniels cracks me up in all his roles!!
He played Sam Adams here......John Adams in this sequel THE REBELS AND in the stage and screen musical 1776.... And played John Quincy Adams in The Adam Chronicles.
Best title for show ever.
Democracy great thank u for posting this movie and the others you have posted they just won't make movies like this anymore thank u so much
William Daniels from "Knight Rider" (the voice of KITT) 1982-1986. Dr. Mark Craig from "St. Elsewhere" (1982-1988), and Mr. George Feeny from "Boy Meets World" ( 1993-2000), and "Girl Meets World" (2014-2017).
I so happy to found this mini series in You Tube, I love this since kid all the sequels.
I been waiting for they gives mini on TV again, but not been.
Thanks for sharing 😊
The preservation of freedom requires a struggle... more importantly; secrecy
Wow! All of these amazing actors must have cost the studio a ton of money to hire for one production.
Thank you Jill. Means a lot that you did this!!!
My pleasure!
I always liked this series . shame they didn't do the entire series .
Thank you. I was very elated and have to drop everything to see the movie.