Chiefs

Chiefs is a miniseries based upon the novel of the same name by Stuart Woods. It was broadcast on CBS over three nights in November 1983. It was directed by Jerry London, and stars Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine, Stephen Collins, Danny Glover, Wayne Rogers and Billy Dee Williams. It received three Emmy Award nominations and one Eddie Award nomination. The miniseries is set in the fictional town of Delano, Georgia, which appears to be loosely based on Manchester, Georgia, situated at the base of Pine Mountain. The story begins in 1924 as town patriarch Hugh Holmes (Charlton Heston) decides that the town has grown large enough to require a full time police officer. Shortly after the town appoints failed farmer Will Henry Lee (Wayne...