The Blue and the Gray

TV Mini Series
1982
TV-PG
2h 7m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

Play trailer0:35

1 Video

18 Photos

Drama History War

America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.

Creator
- John Leekley
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

Creator
- John Leekley
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Episodes3

Browse episodes

TopTop-rated Season 1982

More like this

8.0

8.1

6.2

6.1

7.3

7.6

Gettysburg: la dernière bataille

7.9

Gods & Generals: The Life of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson

8.0

6.7

7.7

6.8

7.4

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Some filming took place at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park in Arkansas. The film crew built a false side onto a historic building there, then blew it off for a special effect, assuring the State park officials that no harm would come to the building. The explosion was larger than promised, damaging the historic house's structure.

Goofs
When John Brown is hanged for the uprising at Harper's Ferry, the apple trees are in full blossom. John Brown was hanged on 2 December 1859.

Quotes
Abraham Lincoln: It's well known that the more a man speaks, the less he's understood.

Connections
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Squeeze (1982)

Soundtracks
Rock of Ages
Lyrics by Augustus Montague Toplady (as Augustus M. Toplady)
Music by Thomas Hastings

User reviews29

Featured review

8/10

Focus on family, not the war.

`The Blue and The Gray' is not a story about the Civil War. It is a long drama about a family set at the time of that war. Running more than six hours, it is indeed long. Yet, anyone interested in human relationships will find that the time is well spent and that no dead points exist. The snippets of the Civil War form a focus for the story and explain some of the relationship issues. They also remind the viewer what a truly difficult time it was for families and for our nation.