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Originally broadcast on television as a mini-series in 1985.

Based on the novel by John Jakes.

Special features: Focusing on: an epic story: John Jakes and David Wolper discuss the story and mini-series; The Hazards: James Read and Kirstie Alley talk about their rolls and The Hazard family; The Main's: Patrick Swayze talks about his role; A time and place: look at the period and the South; an epic production: Civil War recreations and the scope of production; memories: final thoughts from cast and crew.

Director of photography, Stevan Larner ; editors, Michael Eliot, Scott C. Eyler ; music, Bill Conti ; production designer, Arch Bacon.

James Read, Patrick Swayze, Kirstie Alley, George Stanford Brown, David Carradine, Lesley-Anne Down, Genie Francis, Terri Garber, Jim Metzler, John Stockwell.

This saga follows two families - the Hazards, from the North, and the Mains, from the South - through their changing fortunes at home and the harsh realities of the battlefields. When the South surrenders at the end of the Civil War, the families are reunited once again in friendship. In the final installment, the two families continue through Post-Civil War Reconstruction into pioneer Indian territories.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

Closed-captioned.