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Feb 21, 2003 · "Gods and Generals" is the kind of movie beloved by people who never go to the movies, because they are primarily interested in something else--the Civil War, for example--and think historical accuracy is a virtue instead of an attribute. The film plays like a special issue of American Heritage.
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64% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings. 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...
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- Ronald F. Maxwell
- PG-13
- Jeff Daniels
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]
Meticulous Civil War story runs a little long. Read Common Sense Media's Gods and Generals review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Jeff Daniels, Robert Duvall, Stephen Lang
- Ronald F. Maxwell
- Warner Bros.
Feb 21, 2003 · With Donzaleigh Abernathy, Mark Aldrich, George Allen, Keith Allison. The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, as he meets with military success against the Union from 1861 to 1863, when he is accidentally killed by his own soldiers.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Ron Maxwell
- 2003-02-21
Meticulous Civil War story runs a little long. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 24, 2010. Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films. TOP CRITIC. Everybody is so good and decent that it's hard to...
Gods and Generals (despite the ravages of many critics) is a very good film. The acting, writing, cinematography are all of top quality. Billy Crystal once said, "We know where we would be without the critics, but where would they be without us?"
