North and South (TV miniseries)
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| North and South | |
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| Genre | Historical, drama |
| Creator(s) | David L. Wolper |
| Starring | James Read Patrick Swayze Lesley-Anne Down Wendy Kilbourne Terri Garber Genie Francis and others |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | Book I - 6 Book II - 6 Book III - 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approximately 90 min (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | Book I - November 3, 1985 Book II - May 4, 1986 Book III - February 27, 1994 – |
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North and South was a TV miniseries set in the American Civil War, based on a 1980s trilogy of novels by John Jakes. The three series were produced in 1985, 1986 and 1994 and follow the books quite closely, although there are considerable differences, especially in Book Two.
The first series, in particular, was a considerable success with audiences and critics. There is talk of doing another miniseries called North and South: The Next Generation. This miniseries would focus on the mid twentieth century descendants of the Mains and Hazards as they deal with issues such as the Cold War, Civil Rights, the Kennedy Assassinations, Mowtown music, Beatlemania, Psycedelic Rock, the Vietnam War, Woodstock, and Watergate.
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[edit] Main cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Patrick Swayze | Orry Main (in 1994 - archive and uncredited) |
| James Read | George Hazard |
| Lesley-Anne Down | Madeline Fabray LaMotte Main |
| Wendy Kilbourne | Constance Flynn Hazard |
| Kirstie Alley | Virgilia Hazard (1985, 1986) |
| Jean Simmons | Clarissa Main (1985, 1986) |
| Temi Epstein Stephanie Allison Jolluck Terri Garber |
Ashton Main (Book I, ep.1) Ashton Main (Book I, ep.2) Ashton Main Huntoon Fenway |
| Nikki Creswell Melissa Manley Genie Francis |
Brett Main (Book I, ep.1) Brett Main (Book I, ep.2) Brett Main Hazard |
| Philip Casnoff | Elkanah Bent |
| Lewis Smith Kyle Chandler |
Charles Main (1985, 1986) Charles Main (1994) |
| Cary Guffey John Stockwell Parker Stevenson |
Billy Hazard (Book I, ep.1) Billy Hazard (1985) Billy Hazard (1986) |
| David Carradine | Justin LaMotte (1985, 1986) |
| Inga Swenson | Maude Hazard (1985, 1986) |
| Jonathan Frakes | Stanley Hazard |
| Wendy Fulton Mary Crosby Deborah Rush |
Isabel Truscott Hazard (1985) Isabel Truscott Hazard (1986) Isabel Truscott Hazard (1994) |
| Jim Metzler | James Huntoon (1985, 1986) |
| Olivia Cole | Maum Sally (1985) |
| Georg Stanford Brown | Grady (1985) |
| Tony Frank | Salem Jones |
| Erica Gimpel | Semiramis (1985, 1986) |
| Kate McNeil | Augusta Barclay (1986) |
| Robert Mitchum | Patrick Flynn (1985) |
| Hal Holbrook | Abraham Lincoln (1985, 1986) |
| Robert Guillaume | Frederick Douglass (1985) |
| Morgan Fairchild | Burdetta Halloran (1985, 1986) |
| Johnny Cash | John Brown (1985) |
| Gene Kelly | Sen. Charles Edwards (1985) |
| David Ogden Stiers | Congressman Sam Greene (1985, 1986) |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Madam Conti (1985) |
| Lloyd Bridges | Jefferson Davis (1986) |
| Olivia de Havilland | Mrs. Neal (1986) |
| Linda Evans | Rose Sinclair (1986) |
| James Stewart | Miles Colbert (1986) |
| Mark Moses Anthony Zerbe Rutherford Cravens |
Sam Grant (1985) Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (1986) President Ulysses S. Grant (1994) |
| William Schallert | General Robert E. Lee (1986) |
| William Preston Daly | Tom "Stonewall" Jackson (1985) |
| Robert Wagner | Cooper Main (1994) |
| Woody Watson | Jack Quinlan (1994) |
| Jennifer & Michelle Steffin Mary Elizabeth McCae |
Hope Hazard (1986) Hope Hazard (1994) |
| Cameron Finley | Gus Main (1994) |
| Cathy Lee Crosby | Judith Main (1994) |
| Billy Dee Williams | Francis Cardozo (1994) |
| Ted Thin Elk | Running Wolf (1994) |
[edit] Crew
| Name | |
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| Directed by | Richard T. Heffron (1985), Kevin Connor (1986), Larry Peerce (1994) |
| Written by | Suzanne Clauser (1994), Paul F. Edwards (1985), Richard Fielder (1986), Patricia Green (1985), Douglas Heyes (1985, 1986), Kathleen A. Shelley (1985) |
| Produced by | Stephanie Austin (1986), Paul Freeman (1985), Hal Galli (1994), Rob Harland (1985), Chuck McLain (1985), Robert Papazian (1986), David L. Wolper (1985, 1986), Mark Wolper (1986) |
| Music by | David Bell (1994), Bill Conti, Greig McRitchie (1985) |
| Cinematography by | Don E. FauntLeRoy (1994), Stevan Larner (1985), Jacques R. Marquette (1986), |
[edit] Trivia
- More than 140 cast members were involved (not counting the extras)
- 8,700 costumes were made for the series (among which were 3,300 for women). Every actress wore 28 to 35 different costumes.
- It took over two years to film 940 scenes out of a script of 540 pages
- The production costs of North & South, which totaled $25 million, made the miniseries the most expensive up to that time
- Mary Todd Lincoln was played by Rachel Jakes, John Jakes' wife
- In preparation for the role, James Read spent several weeks at Patrick Swayze's horse ranch where Swayze taught Read how to ride horse back
- It was 1985’s highest-rated miniseries, and one of the highest rated ever
- There was talk of creating a TV series about life of Charles Main, Willa and little Gus, but it failed due to Kyle Chandler's obligations towards the Early Edition series
- Houses :
- Mont Royal - Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (exterior), Stanton Hall in Natchez, Mississippi (interior),
- Resolute - Greenwood Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana
- Belvedere - The Calhoun Mansion in Charleston, South Carolina
- the Huntoon home - The Blue House in Charleston
- the Fabray home - Battery Carriage House Inn in Charleston
- Jonathan Frakes, who played Stanley Hazard, would go on the year after Book 2 was aired to earn fame as Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
[edit] Plotline
[edit] Characters
[edit] Episode guide
- Book I, ep.1
(summer 1842 - summer 1844) Young Southerner Orry Main goes to West Point military academy. During the journey, he meets and falls in love with beautiful New Orleans French-Creole Madelaine Fabray, and later meets Northerner George Hazard, who is on his way to West Point, too. They soon become close friends. At the Academy, they meet cruel Elkanah Bent. After a two-year absence, the men return home for a summer leave. This is when Orry learns that Madelaine is getting married to his cruel neighbour, Justin LaMotte.
- Book I, ep.2
(autumn 1844 - spring 1848) Orry is devastated. Bent continues his cruelty towards George's and Orry's friend. The men, with some help from other cadets, make Bent a fool and he is forced to leave the Academy. When Bent learns of George and Orry's involvement, he promises he will have revenge. George and Orry graduate from the Point. They go into the Mexican War and Orry is almost killed. He's saved by George, but becomes crippled. George meets Constance Flynn and falls in love. They plan to marry soon.
- Book I, ep.3
(spring 1848 - summer 1854) George gets married and Orry is his best man. Orry's cousin Charles, who doesn't have good relations with the Main family, gets in trouble and Orry helps him. The two become friends. The Mains visit the Hazards. Orry's sister Ashton courts George's brother Billy. Billy and Charles are going to go to West Point. Orry and George found their partnership cotton mill.
- Book I, ep.4
(summer 1854 - autumn 1856) The Hazards revisit the Mains. Billy discovers Ashton's real face and falls in love with Orry's other sister Brett. George's sister Virgilia helps one of the local slaves escape. Billy and Charles graduate from West Point. Both families attend the graduation. Ashton sleeps with many of Billy's friends and gets pregnant. She asks Madelaine for help. Madelaine has to lie to her husband, who beats her and locks her up at home.
- Book I, ep.5
(spring 1857 - November 1860) Madelaine is drugged by Justin because he does not want her to become closer to Orry and fears that she will leave him because of his cruelty towards her. Ashton marries James Huntoon. Orry visits George, but they have a serious argument because of Virgilia. Orry doesn't want Brett to marry Billy.
- Book I, ep.6
(November 6, 1860 - April 1861) Brett meets Billy in Charleston. George visits Orry and the two apologize to each other. Orry gives Brett permission to marry Billy. South Carolina secedes. Brett and Billy get married. Ashton and her friends try to kill Billy. They fail, thanks to sick Madelaine who overhears the project and informs Orry. Orry keeps Madelaine in Mont Royal so they can get married soon. The war begins. Orry goes to Lehigh Station to return George his part of their cotton mill money.
- Book II, ep.1
(June 1861 - July 21, 1861) Orry and Charles go to war. Orry reluctantly accepts a commission in the Confederate Army, despite having been against succession, and goes to Richmond. George and Billy are in Washington, D.C.. Charles meets Augusta Berkley who smuggles medicine for the southern soldiers. Virgilia wants to work as a nurse and asks Congressman Sam Greene for help. Ashton meets Bent. Justin kidnaps Madelaine and fires the cotton store in Mont Royal. The First Battle of Bull Run takes place. The South is the winner.
- Book II, ep.2
(July 1861 - summer 1862) Brett and Semiramis go back to Mont Royal. So does Orry - he finds Madelaine, kills Justin and the two can finally get married. Orry wants to destroy Bent's and Ashton's activity. Stanley and Isabel start doing their business on the war.
- Book II, ep.3
(September 17, 1862 - spring 1864) Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation - most of the slaves leave Mont Royal. Ashton visits Mont Royal and makes Madelaine leave Orry.
- Book II, ep.4
(May 1864 - late autumn 1864) George is taken to the Libby Prison. Orry is hurt and taken to the hospital where Virgilia works. Ashton keeps conspiring with Bent.
- Book II, ep.5
(December 1864 - late winter 1865) Orry and Charles save George from Libby. Madelaine helps starving people in Charleston. George has troubles because of Stanley and Isabel. James Huntoon and Orry destroy Bent's business.
- Book II, ep.6
(March 1865 - May 1865) Orry and George go fighting. The war is over. Virgilia kills Sam Greene. George helps Orry find Madelaine and they all go to Mont Royal. The house is burnt and Clarissa Main dies.Οrry and Madelaine get married.Bent dies.
- Book III, ep.1
(summer 1865 - autumn 1865) Orry is murdered by Bent. Ashton tries unsuccessfully to kill Bent. Madelaine tries to rebuild Mont Royal and helps local black people. George goes to Mont Royal and helps Madelaine. Charles meets Willa Parker. Ashton works as a prostitute in Santa Fe. She wants Mont Royal back. Bent kills Constance Hazard.
- Book III, ep.2
(autumn 1865 - spring 1866) George is devastated and works hard on finding Bent. Cooper Main becomes member of Ku Klux Klan and they start fighting against Madelaine. Isabel wants to buy Mont Royal to do her business. Charles works as a soldier on the West. Madelaine asks George for help.
- Book III, ep.3
(spring 1866 - spring/summer 1866) George helps Madelaine. They fall in love. Bent kidnaps Charles' son Gus. When George learns of this, he finds Charles and they chase Bent and hang him.
In the book Orry Main have an older brother in the flim he have only an cousin
[edit] Awards and nominations
The North and South minis were nominated (N) and awarded (W) with many different awards around the world, among which the most significant are :
| Year | Award | N/W | Category/People |
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| 1986 | Golden Globes | N | David Carradine for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (N&S1) |
| 1986 | Golden Globes | N | Lesley-Anne Down for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (N&S1) |
| 1986 | Emmy | W | many people for Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special (N&S1, ep.4) |
| 1986 | Emmy | N | Virginia Darcy for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special (N7S1, ep.1) |
| 1986 | Emmy | N | many people for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special (N&S1, ep.6) |
| 1986 | Emmy | N | Bill Conti for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) (N&S1, ep.1) |
| 1986 | Emmy | N | Stevan Larner for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special (N&S1, ep.6) |
| 1986 | Emmy | N | many people for Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production (N&S1, ep.4) |
| 1986 | Emmy | N | many people for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special (N&S1, ep.2) |
| 1986 | Emmy | N | many people for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special (N&S2, ep.1) |
| 1986 | Emmy | N | Robert Fletcher for Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special (N&S2, ep.1) |
| 1986 | Emmy | N | many people for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special (N&S2, ep.6) |
| 1995 | ASC Award | N | Don E. FauntLeRoy for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Mini-Series' (N&S3, ep.3) |
[edit] "North & South" around the world
Bosnia - Sjever i Jug
Croatia - Sjever i Jug
Denmark - Nord og Syd
Egypt - نورث اند سوث (the show's title written in Arabic alphabets)
Finland - Jaettu maa
France - Nord et Sud
Germany - Fackeln im Sturm (means: torches in storm)
Greece - Βόρειοι και Νότιοι
Hungary - Észak és Dél
Italy - Nord e Sud
Norway - Nord og sør
Poland - Północ - Południe
Romania - Nord si Sud
Serbia - Sever-Jug (Cyrilic:Север-Југ)
Spain - Norte y Sur
Sweden - Nord och Syd
Venezuela - Norte y Sur
[edit] VHS and DVD releases
All three of the "North and South" miniseries were released on VHS first and in October 2004 also on DVD. There was a special collectors edition in the USA with all three Books together. It contained also an extra movie with John Jakes and David Wolper talking about the books and the miniseries, James Read, Kirstie Alley and Patrick Swayze discussing their characters, general thoughts of other cast and crew members, plus information about the historical background and trials of its reconstruction for the movies.
In Europe DVDs were edited separately, without Book 3 episodes, nor the extra movie.
[edit] Soundtrack
The N&S soundtrack contains music scores from two of Bill Conti's movies - "North and South" miniseries and "The Right Stuff" movie.
The following titles from N&S are present on the CD :
- Main Title
- Southern Life
- Love In The Chapel
- A Close Call
- Returning Home
- Last Embrace
- Final Meeting
[edit] External links
- IMDb links
