Summary
Two families, the Hazards and the Mains, are geographically and ideologically separated by the U.S. Civil War. The hatred, prejudice, and greed that tear at the fabric of a nation also threaten to destroy the threads that have woven the lives of these two families together.Contents
Book 1. North and South / produced by Paul Freeman ; written for television by Douglas Heyes ... [et al.] ; directed by Richard T. Heffron ; a David L. Wolper production in association with Warner Bros. Pictures (2 discs, 561 min.)book 2. North and South, book II / produced by Robert A. Papazian ; teleplay by Richard Fielder ; directed by Kevin Connor ; a David L. Wolper production ; Warner Bros. Pictures (2 discs, 378 min.)
book 3. John Jakes' Hell & heaven: North & South, book III / produced by Hal Galli ; teleplay by Suzanne Clauser ; directed by Larry Peerce ; the Wolper Organization ; Warner Bros. Pictures (1 disc, 273 min.).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Friendship
-- United States
-- Drama.
Friendship -- Confederate States of America -- Drama. Families -- United States -- Drama. Families -- Confederate States of America -- Drama. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama. Confederate States of America -- History -- Drama. Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Home Video,2010 |
| Other Titles | North and South trilogy series. North and South. Love and war. Heaven and Hell. North and South. |
| Contributors |
Freeman, Paul.
Edwards, Paul F. Heffron, Richard, 1930- Read, James, 1952- Swayze, Patrick. Alley, Kirstie. Brown, Georg Stanford. Carradine, David. Down, Lesley-Anne. Jakes, John, 1932-2023. North and South trilogy series. Jakes, John, 1932-2023. North and South. Jakes, John, 1932-2023. Love and war. Jakes, John, 1932-2023. Heaven and Hell. Wolper Productions. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
James Read, Patrick Swayze, Kirstie Alley, George Stanford Brown, David Carradine, Lesley-Anne Down, Genie Francis, Terri Garber, Jim Metzler, John Stockwell. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Stevan Larner ; editors, Michael Eliot, Scott C. Eyler ; music, Bill Conti ; production designer, Arch Bacon. |
| Audience |
Not rated: suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. Contains violence & sex scenes. |
| Language |
English Closed captioned. |
| Notes |
DVD release of the 1985, 1986 and 1994 television mini-series. Based on the trilogy by John Jakes. For specific features see interactive menu. |
| System Details |
DVD ; standard version (full screen), Dolby digital mono. (Book 1) or stereo. (Books 2 & 3), region 1. |
| Description |
8 videodiscs (approximately 1212 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |