North and South: The Complete Collection (Books One, Two & Three)

All three made-for-TV adaptations of John Jakes' epic Civil War novels are available in a five-disc set. In "North and South, Book I" (1985), tensions mount between the Hazards of Pennsylvania and the Mains of South Carolina in the days before the war breaks out; as the conflict heats up, one-time allies become full-blown enemies in "North and South, Book II" (1986); finally, "Heaven and Hell: North and South, Book III" (1994) finds old friendships rekindled as the war ends and the nation enters the Reconstruction. All-star cast includes Patrick Swayze, James Read, Kirstie Alley, David Carradine, Jonathan Frakes, Georg Stanford Brown, Gene Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart. 23 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; "making of" documentary; interviews.