Gods and generals
Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leaves behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Native Virginian Gen. Robert E. Lee is forced to choose between his loyalty to the United States and his love of the Southern states where he was born and raised, and leads the Con...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leaves behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Native Virginian Gen. Robert E. Lee is forced to choose between his loyalty to the United States and his love of the Southern states where he was born and raised, and leads the Confederate army. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson -- a man of great religious faith -- believes in a higher authority leading him and his men to certain, pre-ordained fates, also serves in the defense of the Confederacy. The film follows Chamberlain, Jackson, and Lee from the declaration of war through the battles at Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel by Jeff Shaara Special features: introduction by Ted Turner; commentary by director Ron Maxwell, Colonel Keith E. Gibson, executive director of the Virginia Military Institute Museum and James I. Robertson Jr.; "Journey to the past: the African-American Slave Experience in the Film's Era"; Life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson; the authenticities of the film; Bob Dylan's "Cross the Green Mountain" music video; Mary Fahl's "Going home" music video; theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 2 DVDs, NTSC (219 min.) sound, color 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD format |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for sustained battle sequences |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Kees van Oostrum ; editor, Corky Ehlers ; music composers, John Frizzell, Randy Edelman ; costume designer, Richard LaMotte ; production designer, Michael Hanan ; visual effects producer, Thomas C. Smith |
| ISBN: | 0790772620 |