<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> North and South </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Complete Collection DVD cover </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Historical fiction </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> David L. Wolper </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> North and South (trilogy) by John Jakes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Story by </Th> <Td> John Jakes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> James Read </Li> <Li> Patrick Swayze </Li> <Li> Lesley - Anne Down </Li> <Li> Wendy Kilbourne </Li> <Li> Kirstie Alley </Li> <Li> Jean Simmons </Li> <Li> Mitchell Ryan </Li> <Li> Terri Garber </Li> <Li> Genie Francis </Li> <Li> David Ogden Stiers </Li> <Li> Jonathan Frakes </Li> <Li> Hal Holbrook </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> Bill Conti </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language (s) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Book I: 6 </Li> <Li> Book II: 6 </Li> <Li> Book III: 3 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Paul Freeman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Stevan Larner, ASC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 90 minutes / episode 1,342 mins . total </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> 480i (NTSC) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Book I & Book II: Mono Book III: Stereo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Book I: November 3, 1985 </Li> <Li> Book II: May 4, 1986 </Li> <Li> Book III: February 27, 1994 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> North and South </Th> </Tr>

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