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DVD

Gettysburg ; Gods and generals.

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Languages

Gods and generals: In English, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Gods and generals: Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Mira Sorvino, Kevin Conway, C. Thomas Howell, Frankie Faison.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (254, 219 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Gods and generals: MPAA rating: PG-13; sustained battle sequences.

Summary

Gettysburg: The gripping saga of the tactics, command errors and sacrifices behind the bloodiest battle ever fought on U.S. soil.

Gods and generals: Gods and generals recounts the fierce allegiances and combat of the early Civil War, framing the story with three bold men and three fateful battles. The men: Joshua Chamberlain, "Stonewall" Jackson, Robert E. Lee. The battles: Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville. Through these combatants and conflicts we witness the bravery and strife of a nation at war with itself.

Notes

"War double feature"--Container.

Gettysburg: Based on the novel "The killer angels" by Michael Shaara.

Gods and generals: Based on the book by Jeffrey M. Shaara.

Gettysburg: Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.

Gods and generals: Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.

Gettysburg special features: 2 documentaries: The making of Gettysburg and vintage Oscar nominee The battle of Gettysburg ; commentary by director/screenwriter Ronald F. Maxwell, cinematographer Kees Van Oostrum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson and military historian Craig Symonds ; cast/director interview gallery and filmographies ; battlefield maps ; theatrical trailer.

Gods and generals special features: Introduction by executive producer Ted Turner ; commentary by director/screenwriter Ronald F. Maxwell and historical advisors Col. Keith Gibson and James I. Robertson Jr.; 3 documentaries: Journey to the past: the African-American slave experience in the film's era documentary, The life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, The authenticies of the film ; 2 music videos: Bob Dylan's Cross the green mountain and Mary Fahl's Going home ; DVD-ROM features.

Contents

  • Gettysburg / (1993, 254 minutes)
  • Gods and generals / (2003, 219 minutes).

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