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MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 11/06/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Edition: Television Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 3 Number of Discs: 3 Run Time: 6 hrs 21 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Historical Film, Historical Epic, Romantic Epic See Also: The Blue and the Gray

Originally networkcast in three installments, the 8-hour Blue and the Gray is a sprawling adaptation of a story concept by Civil War historian Bruce Catton. The drama begins in 1859, with young war correspondent-to-be John Hammond meeting future Union officer Stacy Keach at the trial of abolitionist John Brown (Sterling Hayden). They are reunited two years later during the presidential campaign of Abraham Lincoln (Gregory Peck) and are eyewitnesses at the battle of Bull Run. Keach marries Julia Duffy in 1862, while Virginia-born Hammond writes his dispatches from the Deep South. A subplot concerning a family torn by North/South loyalties is resolved just before Appomattox. The Blue and the Gray was first telecast November 14, 16 and 17, 1982. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Lloyd Bridges
Colleen Dewhurst
Stacy Keach
Gregory Peck
Robert Vaughn

Andrew V. McLaglen's sweeping Civil War miniseries The Blue and the Gray finally comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio. The closed-captioned English soundtrack has been rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has also been included. English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Thai, and Chinese subtitles are accessible. Although there are no supplemental materials on this disc, Civil War enthusiasts, as well as anyone with an appreciation for sweeping epics, should enjoy this Columbia TriStar release. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide