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Product Information
Heroes from both sides of the American Civil War are given equal prominence in this account of the lives of the anonymous soldiers and citizens who fought for their vision of freedom and unity.
Product Identifiers
EAN7321901234138
eBay Product ID (ePID)30486116
Product Key Features
ActorJeff Daniels, Kevin Conway, Frankie R. Faison, C. Thomas Howell, Robert Duvall, Mira Sorvino, Stephen Lang
Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen
Film/TV TitleGods and Generals
DirectorRonald F. Maxwell
Release Year2004
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesNew Introduction\Three Making of Documentaries\Bob Dylan and Mary Fahl Music Videos, Widescreen
GenreDrama, Period
Run Time209 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate12A/12
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationThis epic film from writer-director Ron Maxwell chronicles the early events of the American Civil War. It's a prequel to his earlier GETTYSBURG, with some of the same cast, and is part of a planned trilogy. Stephen Lang plays Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, the famous (and deeply religious) Confederate general who, along with fellow General Robert E. Lee (Robert Duvall), must weigh the mighty consequences of his actions, as each battle costs the lives of thousands of men. Over on the Union side there's Jeff Daniels as Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, who, like Jackson and Lee, is fond of making long, poetic speeches to his troops. Beginning with the start of the war and ending with Jackson's death, the film chronicles the three main battles leading up to Gettysburg, using their actual locations and thousands of actual Civil War re-enactors as extras. Maxwell pays careful attention to authentic period detail as he chronicles the minutiae of the generals' domestic lives in the intervals between the harrowing battle scenes. While a little on the long side, the end result should serve as an invaluable document for history buffs. Mogul Ted Turner was an executive producer and appears in a small role.
ReviewsFinancial Times - ...GODS AND GENERALS captures the feeling of imminent tempest and the pressures history exerts on individuals..., James I. Robertson, Historian - ...The greatest civil war movie I have ever seen...