Mini Series: The Blue and The Gray - 1982
Genre: American Civil War 5 Part Drama
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
Story by: John Leekley and Bruce Catton
Starred: John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck.
Overview:
The plot revolves around the families of two sisters; Maggie Geyser and Evelyn Hale. The Geysers are farmers who reside near Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Hales own a small newspaper in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Geysers are generally indifferent to the issue of slavery, but are sympathetic to the Southern cause. The lone exception in the family is son John, an artistic young man who becomes sympathetic to the plight of Southern slaves and free Negroes. The Hales are pro-Union and anti-slavery, but, like many Northerners at the time, they hope for a peaceful solution to the nation's problems.