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Dream West

1986 • 6.0 • Drama • 420m

US • English

Western locales lend authenticity to a biopic of explorer-politician John Charles Fremont (1813-90), `The Pathfinder', who commanded an expedition to map the Oregon Trail in 1842. The miniseries centers on his interactions with other historical figures, including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Hart Benton and Kit Carson. Based on a novel by David Nevin.

Cast

Jonathan Frakes

as Lt. Archibald Gillespie

Alice Krige

as Jessie Benton Fremont

Richard Chamberlain

as John Charles Fremont

John Anderson

as Brig. Gen. Brooke

Anthony Zerbe

as Bill Williams

Cameron Mitchell

as Cmmdre. Robert Stockton

F. Murray Abraham

as President Abraham Lincoln

Episodes

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In the beginning there was a dream

E1 420m

The young geographer John Charles Fremont dreams of exploring the as yet unknown "Wild West" of the United States. In 1839 he accompanied the famous French cartographer Joe Nicollet on an expedition.

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The Great Expedition

E2 420m

John C. Fremont secretly married Jessie. Her father angrily breaks off contact with the couple. Fremont accelerates preparations for the expedition to the West because Colonel Kearny incites his superiors against him.

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On a dangerous mission

E3 420m

Captain Fremont returns to his family in 1842 from a dangerous expedition. He has important cartographic records. The publication of his diaries soon earned Fremont a great reputation. At a reception, Secretary of the Navy Bancroft tries to win him over for a delicate assignment in the service of the state.