The Blue and the Gray
Created by John Leekley
On CBS
A prestige historical miniseries examining the American Civil War through multiple perspectives, treating the conflict as a moral and existential reckoning.
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, then owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
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