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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
3 November 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History | Romance | War | Western more
Plot:
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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User Comments:
This movie was outstanding and I can't get enough of it! more (47 total)

Cast

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

Johnny Cash ... John Brown (5 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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Additional Details

Runtime:
561 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) (2006) | UK:15 (season 2) | UK:PG (season 1) | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
With the exception of military or servants garb, none of the main characters wear the same thing twice in the miniseries, except for Ashton who wears a purple dress for when she arrives, and departs Mount Royal. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Orry throws Ashton out of Mont Royal he goes back to the study to pick up his cane. When he bends down to pick up the cane his tie is undone but is perfectly tied when he stands back up. more
Quotes:
Justin: If there is a war with Mexico, it's going to play havoc with my wine cellar. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003) more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
This movie was outstanding and I can't get enough of it!, 21 April 2005
10/10
Author: ddgmo3 from United States

I saw this movie when I was a lot younger but it captured me. I loved Orry and George's relationship so much. I was so enraptured in Orry and Madenline's love story. I am a hopeless romantic so it really got to me. I especially liked it when he first met her. I just wish he had more time with her and their baby. So you know in Book three I was so hurt that he died. I didn't really understand that because they had little time together. I just loved Patrick in this movie. I just bought all three books together and I can't stop watching them. My 12 year old son is stuck on it. He likes the fighting in the war. I cry every time. I wish I could meet Patrick and Madeline in person! It was a wonderful movie and cast!

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