GETTYSBURG
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Release Date: October 7th, 1993
Starring: Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang, Richard Jordan, Jeff Daniels, Sam Elliott, C. Thomas Howell, Kevin Conway, Andrew Prine, Maxwell Caulfield, James Lancaster, Royce Applegate, & Brian Mallon.
Genre: Drama
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Rating: PG
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Distributor: Turner Pictures/Fine Line Cinema
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Producer: Ronald F. Maxwell BASED ON THE NOVEL: THE KILLER ANGELS by Michael Shaara
Writer: Ronald F. Maxwell BASED ON THE NOVEL: THE KILLER ANGELS by Michael Shaara
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Content:
(B, C, LLL, VVV) Frequent references to God and His will for our lives and frequent prayers withe the theme that whatever happened at Gettysburg was God's will. Over 40 obscenities (almost all are the word "damn") & 8 exclamatory profanities ("Oh God!") used by the soldiers; war & fighting violence.
Summary:
Ron Maxwell's epic film GETTYSBURG, based on Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel THE KILLER ANGELS, dramatically depicts the three most courageous days in American history when North and South were arrayed against each other in the decisive battle fought on the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania plains. The scenes re-enacting Pickett's charge are believed to be the largest period scale sequences filmed in North America since D.W. Griffith's BIRTH OF A NATION. The film overflows with positive references to God and prayer. Of course, as in any epic, there are moments that drag and a surplusage of "damns" used by the soldiers. However, overall, GETTYSBURG is a magnificent movie, which should be viewed by every American.
Review:
Ron Maxwell's epic film GETTYSBURG, based on Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel THE KILLER ANGELS, dramatically depicts the three most courageous days in American history when North and South were arrayed against each other in the decisive battle fought on the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania plains. General Robert E. Lee (Martin Sheen) believes that he can end the war with a decisive victory over Federal troops by taking Gettysburg, then marching on Washington with an offer of peace. In the decisive battle, Lee ordered Major General George Pickett and his division to advance across an open field in order to capture the entrenched Union forces. Pickett's division of 15,000 men suffered tremendous losses, and the next morning, Lee's remaining army was in full retreat.
The epic movie admirably recreates the events of those fateful days. The excellent acting and directing makes history live again. The scenes re-enacting Pickett's charge are believed to be the largest period scale sequences filmed in North America since D.W. Griffith's BIRTH OF A NATION. The film overflows with positive references to God and prayer. Of course, as in any epic, there are moments that drag and a surplusage of "damns" used by the soldiers. However, overall, GETTYSBURG is a magnificent movie, which should be viewed by every American.
The epic movie admirably recreates the events of those fateful days. The excellent acting and directing makes history live again. The scenes re-enacting Pickett's charge are believed to be the largest period scale sequences filmed in North America since D.W. Griffith's BIRTH OF A NATION. The film overflows with positive references to God and prayer. Of course, as in any epic, there are moments that drag and a surplusage of "damns" used by the soldiers. However, overall, GETTYSBURG is a magnificent movie, which should be viewed by every American.
