The Bastard

May 22, 1978

4h 0m

★ 5.8

Overview

Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved in the events leading to the American Revolution. (Episodes 1 and 2 of the Kent Chronicles miniseries.)

Genres

History

Drama

War

TV Movie

Production Companies

Universal Television

Operation Prime Time (OPT)

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Cast

Phillipe Charboneau / Philip Kent

Andrew Stevens

Benjamin Franklin

Tom Bosley

Anne Ware

Kim Cattrall

Benjamin Edes

Buddy Ebsen

Bishop Francis

Lorne Greene

Alicia

Olivia Hussey

Capt. Plummer

Cameron Mitchell

Capt. Caleb

Harry Morgan

Marie Charboneau

Patricia Neal

Lady Amberly

Eleanor Parker

Solomon Sholto

Donald Pleasence

Paul Revere

William Shatner

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