“…And now it begins”
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
James Read
George Hazard
Lesley-Anne Down
Madeline Fabray LaMotte
Patrick Swayze
Orry Main
Philip Casnoff
Elkanah Bent
Terri Garber
Ashton Main Fenway
Jonathan Frakes
Stanley Hazard
Kyle Chandler
Charles Main
Cathy Lee Crosby
Judith Main
Mariette Hartley
Prudence
Rya Kihlstedt
Willa
North and South is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1985 exploring themes of slavery, male friendship, west point, american civil war, abolitionist. Created by Suzanne Clauser, it stars James Read, Lesley-Anne Down, Patrick Swayze. The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
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