The Blue and the Gray (miniseries)

The Blue and the Gray
Written by	Ian McLellan Hunter Bruce Catton (story)
Directed by	Andrew V. McLaglen
Starring	John Hammond Stacy Keach Lloyd Bridges Gregory Peck
Theme music composer	Bruce Broughton
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer(s)	Hugh Benson Harry Thomason
Editor(s)	Fred A. Chulack Bud Friedgen
Running time	381 mins.
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	November 14 – November 17, 1982

The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set during the American Civil War, the series starred John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln. It was executive produced by Larry White and Lou Reda, in association with Columbia Pictures Television. A novel of the same name by John Leekley, Bruce Catton and Ian McLellan Hunter was published as a companion to the series in 1983. The colors in the title refer to United States Army and Confederate States Army uniforms of the period, respectively, while the title itself refers to Stendhal's 1830 novel The Red and the Black..

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.

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