Rating: PG
Length: 254 minutes

Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.0
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 2.0

English, French

This four hour movie shows in detail the events that took place during the three day battle at Gettysburg.

Everything! The battle was represented as how it really happened; no free-lancing skirmishes for dramatic effect. All of the actors (check out the names; you will probably recognize many of them) obviously took their roles seriously and having thousands of civil war rein actors with all their gear and passion certainly helped set the mood and theme. And last but not least is the incredibly poignant and passionate score by Randy Edelman.

This film runs at a little over four hours; something some people are unable to sit through in one viewing. Warning: this film pulls no punches when showing the violence and brutality of the fighting in the Civil War.

• Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Director/Screenwriter Ronald F. Maxwell, Cinematographer Kees Van Oostrum, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author James M. McPherson and Military Historian Craig Symonds
• Behind-The-Scenes Documentary "The Making Of Gettysburg", Narrated by Martin Sheen
• Vintage Oscar-Nominated Documentary "The Battle of Gettysburg", Narrated by Leslie Nielsen
• Cast/Crew Interview Gallery
• Battlefield Maps
• Cast/Director Filmographies
• TV Spots
• Theatrical Trailer

Civil War enthusiasts already have this film in their collections. History buffs and movie fans alike should take the time to check this out; history teachers should consider showing this to students. After you watched the movie, take a few minutes and check out the trivia section for this movie at IMDb. See if you can remember the very brief cameo made by Ken Burns or Ted Turner.

Ronald F. Maxwell   [Gods and Generals]

Royce D. Applegate - Brig. Gen. James L. Kemper

[Gods and Generals]

Tom Berenger - Lt. Gen. James Longstreet

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Bo Brinkman - Maj. Walter H. Taylor

[Gods and Generals]

Warren Burton - Maj. Gen. Henry Heth

Jeff Daniels - Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

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MacIntyre Dixon - Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early

[Reds]

Patrick Falci - Lt. Gen. Ambose Powell Hill

Joseph Fuqua - Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart

[Gods and Generals]

Patrick Gorman - Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood

[3 Days of the Condor]

Alex Harvey - Maj. Hawkins

Cooper Huckabee - Henry T. Harrison

Richard Jordan - Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead

[The Bunker (1981), Dune (1984), The Hunt for Red October, Les Miserables, Logan's Run, Rooster Cogburn]

Ivan Kane - Cap. Thomas J. Goree

[Bound]

Charles Lester Kinsolving - Brig. Gen. Willilam Barksdale

[Gods and Generals]

James Lancaster - Lt. Col. Arthur Fremantle

Stephen Lang - Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett

[Gods and Generals, Manhunter, Tombstone]

George Lazenby - Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew

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Kieran Mulroney - Maj. G. Moxley Sorrel

Andrew Prine - Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett

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Tim Ruddy - Maj. Charles Marshall

Timothy Scott - Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell

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Martin Sheen - Gen. Robert E. Lee

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William Morgan Sheppard - Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble / Narrator

[Gods and Generals, Needful Things]

James Patrick Stuart - Col. E. Porter Alexander

[Gods and Generals]

Graham Winton - Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes