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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767868297
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0767868293
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: November 06, 2001
Running Time: 381 minutes
Sales Rank: 6391
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 1982
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Product Description:
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/06/2001 Run time: 380 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Before Ken Burns, Glory, and Gettysburg, the Civil War proved an effective backdrop for this 1982 miniseries--available complete and uncut on this three-disc set--about two families divided by the War Between the States. John Hammond stars as John Geyser, a Southerner caught 'betwixt and between' when he becomes a war correspondent for the Northern newspaper published by his uncle. Like a Civil War-era Forrest Gump, he finds himself 'where history's in the making,' from the Battle of Bull Run to the scene of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Stacy Keach costars as an Army scout who takes the 'fresh off the farm' Geyser under his wing. Julia Duffy is the schoolmarm who loves Keach. The ham-handed dialogue is a guilty pleasure ('What's wrong with this land that produces such a bitter fruit?' asks the embittered Geyser). The meticulously mounted battle scenes, though, are a Civil War reenactor's dream. --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Blue and the Gray Recut version
I will admit that I didn't understand what the Recut version was. It was purchased to use in my class at school. It will be OK for that; but it leaves out some integral parts if you want to understand the whole story line. I wouldn't recommend it is you want the whole story behind the characters and not just the basic Civil War battle portrayals.
Rating:  - The Complete Miniseries is the one you want
I first saw the complete miniseries in stores in 2001 when the set came out. The thing that really caught my intrest about it was the fact that it was based on the works of Bruce Catton. This had me returning to look at it, trying to decide if I wanted to spend the money (and believe me, I didn't really have enough money to spend on myself for what this cost at that time). Well, things got settled for me when I ended up getting it for Christmas from my folks.
Now I don't remember seeing the miniseries when it originally aired in 1982. At the time the first part originally aired I was just over a month from my 8th birthday. Though watching it my folks began to remember seeing it back in '82 and suggested maybe I might have seen bits and pieces or maybe it came on after I went to bed. Either way, after getting the DVD set none of that mattered as now I can watch it whenever I please.
Years later I was in my local Borders and in their advirtisement flyer they announced "The Blue and the Gray - Recut." I was excited, wondering what had been left out on the original DVD. That is I was excited until I saw the run time. Something was wrong, it looked too short compared to what I had at home. Was I wrong and it actually was longer? I mean it had been a while since I'd watched things, maybe I was imagining the set at home was longer. But when I checked I came away with 381 minutes versus 296 minutes. Recut? I'm guessing that must mean either editted for folks with a short attention ... Read More
Rating:  - I like it!
I'm a re-enactor and I watched this miniseries. It isn't very authentic but I like the storys and the actors are good. For colectors of civil-war-movies it does not missing !!
Rating: - AWESOME
I am Michelle Mensen's daughter. I am watching this movie at school right now. It is Awesome. It can be very sad at times but over all it is very easy for me to watch it and not fall asleep (That happens a lot!). I say buy this. You won't return it!!
Rating: - Some dramatic moments + Fighting scnenes not so good as other Civil war movies = Worth watching once.
This movie has some dramatic moments. For example, the scene where Mary was killed by a strayed bullet while her husband was fighting on the front line and survived! The fiighting scnenes are not so good as other Civil war movies such as " God and Generals". The acting is so so. It's worth watching once.
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