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Gods and Generals is a 2003 American epic war drama film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. [2] It is an adaptation of the 1996 novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara [3] and prequel to Maxwell's 1993 film Gettysburg. Most of the film was personally financed by media mogul Ted Turner. [4]
A sweeping epic charting the early years of the Civil War and how the campaigns unfolded from Manassas I to the Battle of Fredericksburg, this prequel to the film "Gettysburg" explores the...
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- Ronald F. Maxwell
- PG-13
- Jeff Daniels
Feb 21, 2003 · Gods and Generals arrives in theaters. It's a film based on novelist Jeff Shaara's inner look at key Civil War figures in the early years of the conflict. Director Ron Maxwell also handled...
- Bob Mondello
According to “Gettysburg” and “Gods & Generals” director Ronald F. Maxwell, Civil War fans may have to wait a little longer. In an exclusive phone interview with Latino-Review, Maxwell carefully updated the status of adapting Jeffrey Shaara’s book about the Civil War after Gettysburg.
Feb 1, 2002 · WILLIAMSPORT, Md. — Filming of "Gods and Generals," the prequel to Ron Maxwell's 1983 "Gettysburg," wrapped up appropriately upon the 139th anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg, with...
Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, the film is an epic, dramatic prequel to "Gettysburg," the classic 1993 film also directed by Maxwell. Gods and Generals is the second installment of the Michael/Jeff Shaara Civil War trilogy and the second to be filmed.
Feb 21, 2003 · Robert Duvall takes on the role of General Robert E. Lee in “Gods and Generals”, the prequel to “Gettysburg”. In an interview with blackfilm.com at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, he spoke about the connection to the famous leader and how Hollywood views war.
