By Way of the Stars is a Canadian adventure television mini-series co-produced in 1992 by Sullivan Entertainment and German Beta-Taurus Kirch Group, that begins in 19th century Prussia, then travels through post-U.S. Civil War Charleston to the 'Canadas' and the West. It is a young boy's version of "Dances with Wolves". The six-hour mini-series is based on a popular German children's novel called "The Long Journey of Lukas B." The movie was produced in association with ZDF, at the time, Germany's largest Broadcaster, CBC and Disney Channel.[2] This mini-series was filmed entirely in Uxbridge, Ontario. The production was nominated for 2 Gemini awards.[3]
| By Way of the Stars | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Based on | The Long Journey of Lukas B by Willi Fährmann |
| Written by | Deborah Nathan Helen Asimakis |
| Directed by | Allan King |
| Starring | Zachary Bennett Gema Zamprogna |
| Theme music composer | John Welsman |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English [1] |
| Production | |
| Producers | Trudy Grant Brian Parker Kevin Sullivan |
| Cinematography | Manfred Guthe |
| Editors | Gordon McClellan Mairin Wilkinson |
| Production companies | Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft Sullivan Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Release | December 26, 1992 – January 1, 1993 |
Synopsis
editSet in 1865, the story is about a thirteen-year-old boy from Prussia, named Lukas, who moves to America to escape family problems and a dangerous enemy. Along his journey he meets a young girl named Ursula and the two children struggle to survive the difficult frontier lifestyle.
Cast List
edit- Zachary Bennett – Lukas Bienmann
- Gema Zamprogna – Ursula von Knabig
- Christian Kohlund – Karl Bienmann
- Michael Mahonen – Ben Davis
- Hannes Jaenicke – Otto von Lebrecht
- Jan Rubeš - Nathan
- Dominique Sanda - Christina von Knabig
- Frances Bay - Annie Pyle
- Tantoo Cardinal - Franoise
- John Neville - Professor Billby
- R. H. Thomson - Priest
- Eric Schweig - Black Thunder
- Gordon Tootoosis - Cree Chief
- Anja Kruse - Maria Bienmann
- Dietmar Schönherr - Friedrich Brunneck
- Günther Maria Halmer - Heinrich von Knabig
- Volker Lechtenbrink - Jürgen
- Toby Proctor - Franz
- Albert Millaire - Renauld
- Miroslav Donutil - Albert
Home Media
editThe mini-series was released on DVD as a cut down 2-hour versions in 2005.[4] In 2012 the full 6 hour version was released on DVD.[5] In addition, the mini-series was also made available for streaming in the digital format on Sullivan Entertainment's Gazebo TV.[6]
List of Awards
edit- 2 Gemini Nominations – Best Direction in a Series (Allan King), Best Original Music Score for a Series, 1993
- Bronze Plaque Award – Columbus International Film Festival, 1993 (U.S.)
References
edit- ^ By Way of the Stars at IMDb
- ^ Dunphy, Catherine (December 1992). Starweek.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "IMDB - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ "By Way of the Stars: Zachary Bennett, Tantoo Cardinal, Hannes Jaenicke, Christian Kohlund, Michael Mahonen, Jan Rubes, Gema Zamprogna, Anja Kruse, Allan King: Movies & TV". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ "By Way of the Stars - 6 Hour Extended Edition". ShopAtSullivan.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ Gazebo TV: By Way of the Star
External links
edit- By Way of the Stars at IMDb
- Sullivanmovies.com - Official By Way Of The Stars Page