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Miniseries bring
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CHARLESTON ? The lights go up, the cameras roll and
the antebellum South cbmcs to life again on the sreets of
Charleston this week as filming begins on the ABC-TV
miniseries "North and South" ? the biggest movie project in
South Carolina history.
The 10-hour miniseries, based on the best-selling novel by
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arc torn apart by the Civil War.
During the next two months, a Warner Brothers production
crew of 150 will film in locations ranging from Charleston's
historic Battery to the Mills House Hotel, the U.S. Customs
House and Boone Hall Plantation north of the city.
THE DAVID WOLPER PRODUCTION will bring a bevy
of guest stars to Charleston including Hal Holbrook,
Elizabeth Taylor and Morgan Fairchild. Wolper was executive
producer of the television miniseries "Roots" and "The
Thorn Birds."
The cast is headed by Patrick Swayze, who starred last year
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Production on "North and South," scheduled to air in
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But the production, which gets under way this week on the
South Battery, hasn't been without controversy. Some
residents of Charleston's historic district have complained
about plans to cover streets with dirt to provide a 19th-centruy
ambiance.
THEY SAY CLOSING the streets will be an inconvenience
and that, if it rains, the dirt could wash off into storm sewers.
There were suggestions that straw and burlap be used to cover
the streets, but Warner Brothers officials said that wasn't ^
possible.
Mayor Joseph Riley said plans to close the streets and cover
them with dirt were fully explained earlier. But Riley said he's
drawing up guidelines setting the ground rules for filming
future productions in the city.
For many Charlestonians, "North and South," represents a
fleeting chance at television stardom. About 3,000 extras will
be used in the production.
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