Children of the Dust
Brief Synopsis
Set in the West of the 1880s, a half-black, half-Cherokee gunslinger leads a wagon train of freed slaves on a dangerous journey to start new lives in the Oklahoma Territory. Even with their newfound freedom, however, they cannot escape the evils of racism.
Cast & Crew
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Michelle Thrush
Brent Stait
Farrah Fawcett
Mitchell Laplante
Regina Taylor
Jack Ackroyd
Film Details
Also Known As
Good Day to Die, A
Genre
Adaptation
Period
Romance
Western
Release Date
1995
Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Set in the West of the 1880s, a half-black, half-Cherokee gunslinger leads a wagon train of freed slaves on a dangerous journey to start new lives in the Oklahoma Territory. Even with their newfound freedom, however, they cannot escape the evils of racism.
Cast
Michelle Thrush
Brent Stait
Farrah Fawcett
Mitchell Laplante
Regina Taylor
Jack Ackroyd
Hart Bochner
Jesse Lipscombe
Basil Wallace
Robert Guillaume
Crystal Verge
John Pyper Ferguson
Zachary Savard
Jim Caviezel
Dale Wilson
Sidney Poitier
Joanna Going
Donna Belleville
Kevin Mcnulty
Tom Schanley
Eric Keenleyside
Grace Zabriskie
Joshua Myers
Wilma Pelly
Michael Clark Elias
Katharine Isabelle
Shirley Knight
Lindsey Campbell
Charles Andre
Byron Chief Moon
Edward C K Richardson
Billy Wirth
Brian Jensen
Michael Moriarty
Crew
Pamela Athayde
Makeup
Peter Austin
Dialogue Editor
Connie Barzaghi
Script Supervisor
Benjamin Beardwood
Dialogue Editor
Maxine Bergen
Script Supervisor
Peter Bergren
Sound Effects Editor
Susan Bluestein
Casting
Clancy Carlile
Source Material (From Novel)
Margaret Carlton
Sound Effects Editor
Nancy Carrow
Production Coordinator
Bette Chadwick
Casting
Ken Chang
Construction Coordinator
Veronica Ciandre
Hair
Robert Crippen
Assistant Director
Joe Earle
Sound Effects Editor
Warner E Einer
Location Manager
Donna Ekholdt
Casting
Joyce Eliason
Executive Producer
Joyce Eliason
Screenplay
Eric Erickson
Dialogue Editor
Les Erskine
Gaffer
Tod Feuerman
Editor
Tom Glass
Stunt Coordinator
David Hankins
Sound Editor
James B Hebenstreit
Adr Editor
Connie House
Craft Service
David Husby
Sound Mixer
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scot J Kelly
Associate Editor
Linda Kim
Sound Effects Editor
Frank Konigsberg
Executive Producer
Cheryl Kroeker
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Brian A Kuchera
Key Grip
Gary Lewis
Dialogue Editor
Arvi Liimatainen
Production Supervisor
Louise Mackiewicz
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Bill Macsems
Property Master
Nathaniel Massey
Camera Operator
Don Mclean
Unit Production Manager
Alyson Moore
Foley Artist
Patricia Nedd
Foley Artist
Myron Nettinga
Sound Effects Editor
Brian Thomas Nist
Sound Effects Editor
Murray Ord
Unit Production Manager
Ron Orieux
Director Of Photography
Ralph Osborn
Dialogue Editor
Wendy Partridge
Costume Designer
Larold Rebhun
Music
David W Rose
Assistant Director
Diane Routly
Assistant Costume Designer
John D Scott
Wrangler
Bruce J Sinski
Art Director
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Snow
Music
Robin Swiderski
Set Decorator
Bruce Tanis
Sound Effects Editor
Harold Tichenor
Producer
Marty Wereski
Music Editor
Brian Whittred
Camera Operator
Trevor Williams
Production Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Good Day to Die, A
Genre
Adaptation
Period
Romance
Western
Release Date
1995
Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Completed shooting November 4, 1994.
Began shooting September 12, 1994.
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Released in United States on Video November 28, 1995
Aired in United States February 26, 1995
Aired in United States February 28, 1995
