Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)

Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)
by Ronald F. Maxwell

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Actor: Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Richard Jordan, Stephen Lang, Tom Berenger
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Brand: BERENGER,TOM
Cinematographer: Kees Van Oostrum
Writer: Ronald F. Maxwell
Producer: Moctesuma Esparza
Producer: Nick Lombardo
Producer: Robert Katz
Producer: Sandy Martin
Writer: Michael Shaara
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.0; French (Original Language); French (Subtitled); English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 261 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Turner Home Ent

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Movie Review: Beards, Speeches, Bodies
Summary: 4 Stars

I bought the video at the Gettysburg battlefield bookstore after touring it with a friend and a very knowledgeable guide.

I'm only 1 hr into the movie, but am already learning a lot. For example, I didn't realise all those impressive beards we see in ancient photographs were fake. I assumed they were real, but I guess I missed the detail in the grainy pictures.

The only minuses so far, which is why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5, is that the speeches the officers give (and there have been a couple of doosies) seem a bit too long and rehearsed for having happened on the spot, during a battle. Also, the soldiers seem a bit too chipper, running past and kneeling next to dead bodies as if they weren't... dead bodies. I mean, if I had a dead body next to me, I'd be kinda bothered by it.

PS! My friend insists the they grew real, natural beards back in the 1860s and that the beards in the movie are supposed to look real. But there's no way that's possible. No conscious human being could possibly have expected any other conscious human being to think they're realistic.

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Summary of Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)

Depicts the famous Civil War battle which was the turning point of the war.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG
Release Date: 7-JUN-2005
Media Type: DVD

Three days in the summer of 1863, at a place called Gettysburg. Although it received a theatrical release, this four-hour depiction of the bloody Civil War battle was shot as a made-for-television film. But no taint of cheapness or shortcuts should stick to this magnificent picture (well, except maybe for those phony-looking mustaches). Based on Michael Shaara's book The Killer Angels, this film takes a refreshingly slow, thorough approach to the intricacies of battle. In ordinary circumstances, those intricacies might seem of importance only to fans of military strategy or Civil War enthusiasts, yet in Gettysburg they come across as the very stuff of life, death, and unexpected heroism. If the film has a problem, it's that it climaxes too early: the first long segment, detailing the struggle of a "civilian soldier," Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels), to hold his ground against long odds, is an enthralling piece of moviemaking. Daniels, in a heartbreaking performance, does his best film work. Other cast members include Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Martin Sheen as Robert E. Lee. Richard Jordan, in his final role, gives a powerhouse performance as Confederate general Lewis A. Armistead. Oh, and you can also try to spot Ted Turner, whose company produced the film, as a Confederate soldier. Writer-director Ronald F. Maxwell seems inspired by the gravity of the battle; long as it is, every moment of Gettysburg is informed by a nobility of purpose. --Robert Horton

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