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Release Date:
3 November 1985 (USA) more
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Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations more
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(23 articles)
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Cast

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Kirstie Alley ... Virgilia Hazard (6 episodes, 1985)
Georg Stanford Brown ... Garrison Grady / ... (6 episodes, 1985)

David Carradine ... Justin LaMotte (6 episodes, 1985)
Philip Casnoff ... Elkanah Bent (6 episodes, 1985)

Lesley-Anne Down ... Madeline Fabray LaMotte (6 episodes, 1985)

Genie Francis ... Brett Main Hazard (6 episodes, 1985)

Terri Garber ... Ashton Main Huntoon (6 episodes, 1985)
Wendy Kilbourne ... Constance Flynn Hazard / ... (6 episodes, 1985)

Jim Metzler ... James Huntoon (6 episodes, 1985)

James Read ... George Hazard (6 episodes, 1985)
Lewis Smith ... Charles Main (6 episodes, 1985)
John Stockwell ... Billy Hazard (6 episodes, 1985)

Patrick Swayze ... Orry Main (6 episodes, 1985)

Johnny Cash ... John Brown (6 episodes, 1985)
Olivia Cole ... Maum Sally (6 episodes, 1985)

Morgan Fairchild ... Burdetta Halloran (6 episodes, 1985)

Robert Guillaume ... Frederick Douglass (6 episodes, 1985)

Hal Holbrook ... Abraham Lincoln (6 episodes, 1985)

Gene Kelly ... Sen. Charles Edwards (6 episodes, 1985)

Robert Mitchum ... Patrick Flynn (6 episodes, 1985)

Jean Simmons ... Clarissa Main (6 episodes, 1985)

David Ogden Stiers ... Congressman Sam Greene (6 episodes, 1985)
Inga Swenson ... Maude Hazard (6 episodes, 1985)

Elizabeth Taylor ... Madam Conti (6 episodes, 1985)
John Anderson ... William Hazard (6 episodes, 1985)
Lee Bergere ... Nicholas Fabray (6 episodes, 1985)

Jonathan Frakes ... Stanley Hazard (6 episodes, 1985)
Wendy Fulton ... Isabel Truscott Hazard (6 episodes, 1985)
David Harris ... Priam (6 episodes, 1985)

Mitch Ryan ... Tillet Main (6 episodes, 1985)
Forest Whitaker ... Cuffey (6 episodes, 1985)

Erica Gimpel ... Semiramis (4 episodes, 1985)
William Ostrander ... Forbes LaMotte (4 episodes, 1985)
Tony Frank ... Salem Jones (3 episodes, 1985)
Alveda King Beale ... Slave (3 episodes, 1985)
Walter Barnes ... Benny Haven (2 episodes, 1985)
Nikki Creswell ... Young Brett Main (2 episodes, 1985)

Chris Douridas ... George McClellan (2 episodes, 1985)
Temi Epstein ... Young Ashton Main (2 episodes, 1985)
William Preston Daly ... Tom 'Stonewall' Jackson (2 episodes, 1985)
Arthur Gilliard ... Nathaniel (2 episodes, 1985)
Cody W. Hampton ... George Pickett (2 episodes, 1985)

Tuck Milligan ... Smith Dawkins (2 episodes, 1985)

Andy Stahl ... Cadet Ned Fisk (2 episodes, 1985)
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Runtime:
561 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) (2006) | UK:15 (season 2) | UK:PG (season 1) | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG

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Since West Point today bears little physical resemblance to the Academy of 1842, the West Point scenes were filmed at Historic Jefferson College outside Natchez. Local military school cadets and ROTC students served as their 19th Century counter parts and were even granted permission to grow their hair for six months to insure the proper period look. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Orry breaks up Charles's fight at the tavern, you can see Orry's waking cane bend when he hits one of the fighters on the back. more
Quotes:
Madeline Fabray LaMotte: [slaves are being punished] It's my fault!
Maum Sally: It's nobody's fault. It's just the way things are.
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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Wonderful, 6 November 2000
10/10
Author: Starbuck-13 from Bamberg, Germany

A story about love and hate, tragedy and happiness, and most of all, friendship set in the very interesting time of the American Civil War.

Gets you interested in history, gets you emotionally involved and makes you feverishly wait for the next episode.

Moreover, the casting was splendid. Many superstars appear in short cameos, the leading roles are played by a big array of talented mimes - Kirstie Alley and Terri Garber should be mentioned here - this is simply a superb example for a TV production as it should be.

Not to forget the sheer loveliness of Wendy Kilbourne portraying Constance :-)

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