Gettysburg (1993)
Director: Ronald F Maxwell
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
This epic account (made for Turner Television) of the events of the American Civil War preceding, during and after the great battle of 1863 is, finally, a film about men with whiskers - the prodigious facial hair being a signifier of manly courage, moral resolve, undying honour and sensitivity to deathly resolve. It's a movie that parades authenticity, but never settles on its own point of view. Clearly, even now, film-makers are wary of stirring up or offending old allegiances, and here, regrettably, writer/director Maxwell wishes to have his cake and eat it. That said, as officers like Lee (Sheen), Longstreet (Berenger), Chamberlain (Daniels) and Buford (Elliott) struggle to cope with the heavy mantle of history, gazing off to the horizon or tearfully exhorting their men to sacrifice themselves for the greater good, Maxwell does make with the massed troops to spasmodically impressive effect (notably in the Little Round Top fiasco). Of interest chiefly to Civil War buffs and make-up artists.Author: GA
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- Posted on Oct 16 2007 17:56 The theme music on my DVD was badly distorted -was this ment to be ? or was it ment to represent 'Gunfire' ?
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Cast & crew
Director: Ronald F Maxwell
Producer: Robert Katz, Moctesuma Esparza
Cast: Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Sam Elliott, C Thomas Howell, Brian Mallon, Ken Burns full cast
Genre(s): War
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