The people from Shiloh Ranch
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The people from Shiloh Ranch |
| Original title | The Virginian |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1962-1971 |
| Production company |
Revue Studios (1962–1963) Universal Television (1963–1971) |
| length | 75 minutes |
| Episodes | 249 in 9 seasons |
| genre | Western film |
| production |
Charles Marquis Warren Glen A. Larson |
| music |
Bernard Herrmann Percy Faith Ennio Morricone Ralph Ferraro |
| First broadcast | September 19, 1962 (USA) on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
November 8, 1970 on ZDF |
| occupation | |
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The Virginian (AKA The Virginian or in Season 9 The Men from Shiloh ) is an American Western - television series , created by the in the years 1962 to 1971 a total of 249 episodes of 75 minutes each. This makes the series the third longest western series after Smoking Colts (20 years and 635 episodes) and Bonanza (14 years and 430 episodes).
Action time
The series takes place around 1890 and is about the people on the fictional Shiloh Ranch, which initially belongs to the judge Henry Garth. The ranch is later owned by brothers John and Clay Grainger, before being taken over by Colonel Alan MacKenzie in the final season. The actors are drawn into hair-raising stories time and again, both in and outside of Wyoming , near Medicine Bow .
characters
The actors and the owners changed frequently at the “Shiloh Ranch” - but the cowboys “Virginian” and Trampas always lived there. The series is called the original "The Virginian" and The Men from Shiloh (Season 9) and is based on a novel by Owen Wister , who in 1914 with Dustin Farnum , 1923. Kenneth Harlan , 1929 with Gary Cooper and 1946 with Joel McCrea in the title role was filmed for the cinema. In it, the "Virginian", here an independent rancher, was described as taciturn, experienced and mysterious. His real name is never mentioned in the series either. In contrast to the series, the roles of Trampas and Steve in the book and film are the Virginian's bitter opponents, who are then brought down by him.
Opening credits
The German version of the opening credits, which does not correspond to the original American version, begins with a trampling herd of cattle and a dynamic, catchy music trailer.
Guest roles
Guest roles include Joan Crawford , Bette Davis , Harrison Ford , Robert Redford , Ryan O'Neal , Charles Bronson , Lee Majors , Monica Lewis , Stewart Granger , Jack Elam , Michael Rennie , Pernell Roberts , Sheree North , Leonard Nimoy , DeForest Kelley , William Shatner , Peter Lawford , Patrick Macnee , Lee Marvin , Lloyd Bochner , Ulla Jacobsson , Barbara Eden , Anne Francis , Dolores Hart , Kurt Russell , Karlheinz Böhm , Rhonda Fleming and Debbie Watson .
Broadcast Notes
In Germany, only 171 of the total of 249 episodes of the series ran from November 8, 1970 to November 1980 on ZDF in a length of 75 or - greatly shortened - in 60 minutes. The order of broadcasting did not or not always follow the American order. On June 18, 1972, according to the source on Fernsehserien.de, two episodes were broadcast, namely the episodes Nightmare in Fort Killman and You shall atone for that (No. 144 and 150).
DVD
All 9 seasons of the original American version have now been released on DVD for the US market (DVD country code 1). The first three German seasons are also available on DVD in Germany.
From 2011 to 2014, Mammut Home Entertainment initially published the first three seasons in two different versions each. The first version contains both the German abridged version and the uncut US original version (without subtitles) on the DVDs. The second version only includes the German abridged version on the DVDs. After that, the German rights went to Koch Media , which began to be released from season 1 in January 2015. In this third version, the episodes are uncut, scenes without German sound are underlaid with subtitles. All three versions only contain the episodes that were also published on German television.
Episode list
Web links
- The Virginian in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- www.tv-nostalgie.de
- www.wunschliste.de
- The people from the Shiloh Ranch in the German dubbing file