Emmy Award-winning adaptation of John Jakes' best-seller follows the lives of two families through the turbulent events and emotions that ignited the Civil War. Changing lives and fortunes the harsh realities of the battlefields until the South surrenders and the families are reunited in friendship. 23 hrs, 5 DVDs.

Episodes

Book One: North and South

Book Two: Love and War

Book Three: Heaven and Hell

Details

Packaging: Boxed
Run Time:  23 hours
Format:  Widescreen
Number of discs:  8
Language: English
Foreign Language Subtitles:  No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Audio Format:  Dolby Digital
Rating: NR

Cast

Patrick Swayze, David Carradine, Lesley-Anne Down, Kirstie Alley, Genie Francis, John Stockwell, Lewis Smith, James Read, Morgan Fairchild, Robert Guillaume, Hal Holbrook, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, David Ogden Stiers, Johnny Cash, Georg Stanford Brown, Philip Casnoff, Forest Whitaker, Jonathan Frakes, Parker Stevenson, Lloyd Bridges, Mary Crosby, Lee Horsley, Wayne Newton, Linda Evans, Olivia de Havilland, Kyle Chandler, Rip Torn, Billy Dee Williams, Cliff De Young, Peter O'Toole, Steve Harris, Ann Dowd

Extras

• An Epic Story: John Jakes and David Wolper discuss the story and mini-series

• The Hazards: James Read and Kirstie Alley talk about their roles and the Hazard family

• The Orry's: Patrick Swayze talks about his role

• A Time and Place: look at the period and the south

• An Epic Production: Civil War recreations and the scope of production

• Memories: final thoughts from cast and crew