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14 November 1982 (USA)
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America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.
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Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys.
Another 2 wins
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Believable characters in the best Civil War movie ever.
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Cast
(Series Credited cast) | Stacy Keach | ... | Jonas Steele |
| John Hammond | ... | John Geyser |
 | Lloyd Bridges | ... | Ben Geyser |
 | Rory Calhoun | ... | Gen. George Meade |
| Colleen Dewhurst | ... | Maggie Geyser |
| Warren Oates | ... | Preacher / Maj. Welles |
 | Geraldine Page | ... | Mrs. Lovelace |
 | Rip Torn | ... | Gen. Ulysses S. Grant |
 | Robert Vaughn | ... | Sen. Reynolds |
| Sterling Hayden | ... | John Brown |
| Paul Winfield | ... | Jonathan Henry |
 | Gregory Peck | ... | Abraham Lincoln |
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| Bruce Abbott | ... | Jake Hale Jr. |
| Royce D. Applegate | ... | 1st Cell Reporter |
| Lyle Armstrong | ... | Lincoln's Advisor |
| Diane Baker | ... | Evelyn Hale |
| Kathleen Beller | ... | Kathy Reynolds |
| Paul Benedict | ... | Arbuthnot |
| Walter Brooke | ... | Gen. Herman Haupt |
| Frank Broyles | ... | Lincoln's Doctor |
| Janice Carroll | ... | Mary Todd Lincoln |
| Fredric Cook | ||
 | Dean Denton | ... | Union Soldier at Union Camp |
| David Doyle | ... | Phineas Wade |
 | Julia Duffy | ... | Mary Hale |
| Robin Gammell | ... | Jacob Hale Sr. |
| David W. Harper | ... | James Hale |
| Julius Harris | ... | Swamp Preacher |
| William Harrison | ... | Preacher |
| Alex Harvey | ||
 | Gregg Henry | ... | Lester Bedell |
| Michael Horton | ... | Mark Geyser |
 | Cooper Huckabee | ... | Matthew Geyser |
 | John Dennis Johnston | ... | Lt. Hardy |
| Brian Kerwin | ... | Malachy Hale |
| William Lucking | ... | Capt. Potts |
| Charles Napier | ... | Maj. Harrison |
| Walter Olkewicz | ... | Pvt. Grundy |
| Gerald S. O'Loughlin | ... | Sgt. O'Toole |
| Gregg Palmer | ... | Bull Run Colonel |
| George Petrie | ||
 | Penny Peyser | ... | Emma Gayser |
 | Rick Ramey | ||
| Veronica Redd | ||
| Duncan Regehr | ... | Capt. Randolph |
| David Rounds | ||
| Dan Shor | ... | Luke Geyser |
| Warwick Sims | ||
| Christopher Stone | ... | Maj. Fairburn |
| Fred Stuthman | ... | George (older employee at the Gettysburgh Newspaper) |
| Robert Symonds | ... | Gen. Robert E. Lee |
 | John Vernon | ... | Secretary of State Seward |
| John Voldstad | ... | Alvin Mooney |
| Peter von Zerneck | ... | Prussian General |
| Noble Willingham | ... | Cavalry General on Balloon Field |
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296 min (Recut 2005 Version) | 381 min (Original 1982 Version)
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The final film project of Sterling Hayden.
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Factual errors: When John Brown is hanged for the uprising at Harper's Ferry, the apple trees are in full blossom. John Brown was hanged on 2 December 1859.
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Quotes:
Abraham Lincoln:
It's well known that the more a man speaks, the less he's understood.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Time of the Apes (#4.6)" (1991)
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Soundtrack:
Tenting On the Old Camp Ground
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I first saw this film when it was televised in 1982. My family taped it at that time and it remains one of our favorite films. Even with its' six-hour length, it flows well and I never find myself becoming bored while watching. The best aspect of the movie is the characters, who seem real to us. It shows how families, North and South, were affected in a profound way by the Civil War. Every time we watch The Blue and the Gray, it is easy to develop feelings for the characters, who could almost be members of our own family. It is this humanistic feature rather than dwelling on the intricacies of the battles themselves which makes this film great viewing, even for those who aren't "into" war movies.