BLUE & THE GRAY (DVD/RECUT/2 DISC/FF 1.33/MONO/ENG-FR-SUB) DVD

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

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Crew Ross Bellah - Art Director Gary A. Lee - Art Director Grady Hunt - Costume Designer Andrew V. McLaglen - Director Fred A. Chulack - Editor Bud Friedgen - Editor Lou Reda - Executive Producer Larry White - Executive Producer Bruce Broughton - Composer (Music Score) Alec Francis - Cinematographer Hugh Benson - Producer Harry Z. Thomason - Producer John Leekley - Screen Story Bruce Catton - Screen Story Ian McLellan Hunter - Screenwriter

The Blue and the Gray
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, French Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 296 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Disc 1 1. Start [6:40] 2. Geyser Family Dinner [9:45] 3. John Brown [3:58] 4. The Hanging [2:03] 5. "S. Carolina Has Seceded" [12:46] 6. Harboring Runaways [6:08] 7. The New President [7:33] 8. Recruitment Drive [6:58] 9. Boot Camp [8:38] 10. Galloping Dysentary [8:44] 11. Battle of Bull Run [2:10] 12. Senator Reynolds [7:12] 13. Spencer Rifle Test [8:37] 14. Devil's Work [8:51] 15. Murder [5:02] 16. Seeing the Elephant [3:28] 17. Reb Prisoners [9:54] 18. Trading Boat [5:12] 19. Munson's Landing [5:59] 20. Party's Over [4:18] Side #2 -- Disc 2 1. Start (Volunteers) [5:52] 2. Pinpointing the Enemy [4:35] 3. Emancipation Proclamation [8:24] 4. 12-Hour Pass [2:25] 5. Lester's Reward [3:52] 6. A Terrible Loss [10:44] 7. Gettysburg Address [5:31] 8. Geyser Brother Reunion [3:25] 9. Mrs. Lovelace [7:28] 10. Vicksburg Surrenders [4:46] 11. General Grant [3:31] 12. "Shoot Me" [5:51] 13. Fredericksburg Hospital [9:17] 14. 'Twixt & 'Tween [1:06] 15. Blue Belly Major's Visit [5:13] 16. Under Arrest [9:22] 17. Appomattox Courthouse [9:52] 18. Lincoln's Dream [7:15] 19. "The Wound Is Mortal" [2:56] 20. Mr. & Mrs. John Hale