The Media
What Was Said, Articles and TV-Shows
WHAT WAS SAID
"The Gone with the Wind of television."
Rodi Alexander, North Jersey Herald-News
"All miniseries should be this entertaining."
Eric Estrin, Los Angeles
"At last, a miniseries worthy of the name."
The Wallstreet Journal
"A classis of the genre."
Yordena Arar, Los Angeles Daily News
"If you hunger for well-defined characters and history told in melodramatic tones, North and South is a must."
Linda Laird, Topeka Capital-Journal
"Eventful, vividly staged drama."
The Hollywood Reporter
"An American gothic swash buckler."
New York Post
"Your attention will be grabbed and held. It is that good."
New Jersey Herald-News
"This production gallops along splendidly."
Wall Street Journal
"Love, sex, politics and depravity keep the pot boiling. "
TV-Guide
"Lavish miniseries drama of a high order. "
The Hollywood Reporter
"Great... compelling... engrassing."
New Jersey Herald-News
NEW:
"Every actor in Hollywood wanted this role. It was a big deal: the biggest miniseries in history; its producer, David Wolper. But I knew there was no one else who could do Orry Main because when I read that script, I knew I was Orry Main."
Patrick Swayze
“My co-star, Patrick Swayze, and I took our clothes off for a scene where we’re making love. I thought we'd better give the poor public something. You can’t have the audience sitting there for hours while these two characters are saying, ‘No, no, I can’t.’ I was delighted when they finally say, ‘yes, yes, I can’.”
Lesley-Anne Down
About his love scenes with Wendy Kilbourne, James Read said that he believes their off-screen romance added spark to North and South. "It's certainly easier playing a love scene with someone you like than with someone you don't," he said.
"I go crazy in fight stuff! I love it. I love it!" (He was equally enthusiastic about doing is own riding and stunt work in the miniseries.)
Patrick Swayze
“He’s either sleeping – and an atomic bomb going off wouldn’t wake him – or he’s out being crazy.” And continued, “He’s very loyal… into defending people, possessions, territories.”
Lewis Smith about Patrick Swayze
"He's everybody's idol." He continued on about working with him and Elizabeth Taylor. "Just the opportunity to get to meet these human beings, much less work with them in front of a camera and have them look me in the eye and take me seriously - me, Buddy Swayze ! - that's staggering."
Patrick Swayze on working with Jimmy Stewart a.o.
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ARTICLES
English/American
(TV Guide, Nov. 2-8, 1985)
(TV Guide, Nov. 2-8, 1985)
( TV Guide May 3-9, 1986)
(Yakima Herald-Republic, Nov. 3-9, 1985)
North & South: Miniseries of the Century
(The Newfoundland Herald, Nov. 2-8, 1985)
"North, South" sets the stage for spring war
(Chicago Tribune TV Week, Nov. 3-9, 1985)
Patrick Swayze "North & South's" newest heartthrob
(The Newfoundland Herald, May 3-9, 1986)
Civil War epic centers on belles and battles
(Sarasota Herald-Tribune TV Week, May 4-10, 1986)
Dutch
Wie is toch die mooie Orry Main uit North & South?
(YES, ..., 1986)
German
TV-Knüller mit Patrick Swayze: Fackeln im Sturm
(BRAVO, ..., ...)
Die Liebe ist stärker als der Haß: Fackeln im Sturm
(BRAVO, ..., ...)
Patrick Swayze und James Read: Wie "Fackeln im Sturm"
(Die Aktuelle, ..., ...)
Neue Dramen Bei Fackeln im Sturm
(BRAVO, ..., ...)
Neue Dramen Bei Fackeln im Sturm
(BRAVO, ..., ...)
So geht's weiter bei "Fackeln im Sturm": Orry heiratet Madeline!
(BRAVO, ..., ...)
Wiedersehen mit Fackeln im Sturm
(HÖRZU, ..., ...)
Die "Fackeln im Sturm" lodern wieder: Lesley-Anne Down
Bittere Tränen um Patrick Swayze
(Das Goldene Blatt, ..., ...)
Zehn Jahre danach: Die Stars zwischen Flop und Top
(..., ..., ...)
French
Patrick Swayze: les beaux yeux de Patrick SwayzeMadeline (Nord et Sud)
(..., ..., ...)
Patrick Swayze joue les fantomes: Les heros de Nord et Sud ajourd'hui
(..., ..., ...)
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TV-SHOWS