The Lazarus Man  1996

The Lazarus Man is an American Western television series 1996. Starring Robert Urich as the title character. The Lazarus Man debuted on Turner Network Television and ran for 20 episodes.

The setting for the series is Texas following the American Civil War. An amnesiac claws his way
out of a shallow grave wearing a Confederate uniform and carrying a U.S. Army revolver. He is
haunted by the memory of being attacked by a man wearing a derby. Calling himself Lazarus
after the man resurrected by Jesus (John 11:41- 44), he sets out to discover his true identity
and the reason why he was buried alive.

Near the end of the series, Lazarus is revealed to be James Cathcart, a captain in the US Army
and a member of President Abraham Lincoln's personal bodyguard detail. The memory that
plagues him is from the night of April 14, 1865, when Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. Cathcart,
realizing that the President was in danger, ran to stop the assassin, but was attacked by his superior,
the treasonous Major Talley, who wanted to see Lincoln dead.

A really nice set from film that includes the 2 unaired shows. 9/10

Opening narration

Something has happened to me which I do not understand.
All I know for certain is I am alive. How I got here? Who I am?
I do not know, but I must've seen or done something,
something terrible to be buried alive, to be left for dead.
I can remember nothing of my life, my friends or my enemies
but the key to my identity lies somewhere out there.
I will search until I find the man I was...and hope to be again.


DVD 1

Awakening (Part 1)
Awakening (Part 2
The Palace of Dreams
Purgatory
The Conspirator

DVD 2

The Boy General
The Cattle Drive
Panorama
The Wallpaper Prison
The Catamount

DVD 3

Among The Dead
The Journal
Jehovah and Son, Inc.
The Rescue

DVD 4

Killer
The Hold-Up
The Penance
The Sheriff

DVD 5

Shadow
Quality of the Enemy
The Tartarus Wheel - Unaired
Dance With Shadows - Unaired