North and South (TV Series)

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Original title: North and South (TV Series)
Year: 1985
Running time: 90 min.
Country: United States
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Screenwriter: Douglas Heyes, John Jakes, Paul F. Edwards, Patricia Green, Kathleen A. Shelley (Novel: John Jakes)
Music: Bill Conti
Cinematography: Stevan Larner
Cast: Patrick Swayze, James Read, Lesley-Anne Down, Wendy Kilbourne, Kirstie Alley, Jean Simmons, Terri Garber, Genie Francis, Philip Casnoff, Lewis Smith, John Stockwell, David Carradine, Inga Swenson, Jonathan Frakes, Wendy Fulton, Jim Metzler, Tony Frank, Erica Gimpel, William Ostrander, Andy Stahl, Georg Stanford Brown, Olivia Cole, Robert Mitchum, Hal Holbrook, James Stewart, Robert Guillaume, Morgan Fairchild, Johnny Cash, Gene Kelly, David Ogden Stiers, Forest Whitaker, Elizabeth Taylor
Producer: Broadcasting by American Broadcasting Company (ABC); Warner Bros. Television / David L. Wolper Productions
Genre: TV Series. War. Drama. Romance | American Civil War. Friendship. 19th Century. Historical
Synopsis / Plot: TV miniseries (1985,1986,1994). 15 Episodes. Based on John Jakes best selling novel this is the story of the friendship between two youngs, George Hazard (James Read) and Orry Main (Patrick Swayze) that meet at West Point. George is from a wealthy Pennsylvania steel family and Orry is from a Southern plantation where his family keep slaves. In the years leading up to the Civil War their friendship is tested as their families interact and hostilities between the North and South increase.

Awards: 1986: Emmy Awards: Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries. 7 Nominations

1985: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Supp Actor & Actress (Carradine & Anne Down)

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