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Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)
starring: Richard Anderson, Royce D. Applegate, Tom Berenger, Bo Brinkman, Dwier Brown

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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BERENGER/DANIELS/SHEEN
EAN: 9780780632776
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 078063277X
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 03, 2004
Running Time: 254 minutes
Sales Rank: 404
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: 1993

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Depicts the famous Civil War battle which was the turning point of the war.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: BERENGER/DANIELS/SHEEN
Title: GETTYSBURG
Street Release Date: 06/21/2005
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Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE

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Three days in the summer of 1863, at a place called Gettysburg. Although it received a theatrical release, this four-hour depiction of the bloody Civil War battle was shot as a made-for-television film. But no taint of cheapness or shortcuts should stick to this magnificent picture (well, except maybe for those phony-looking mustaches). Based on Michael Shaara's book The Killer Angels, this film takes a refreshingly slow, thorough approach to the intricacies of battle. In ordinary circumstances, those intricacies might seem of importance only to fans of military strategy or Civil War enthusiasts, yet in Gettysburg they come across as the very stuff of life, death, and unexpected heroism. If the film has a problem, it's that it climaxes too early: the first long segment, detailing the struggle of a "civilian soldier," Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels), to hold his ground against long odds, is an enthralling piece of moviemaking. Daniels, in a heartbreaking performance, does his best film work. Other cast members include Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Martin Sheen as Robert E. Lee. Richard Jordan, in his final role, gives a powerhouse performance as Confederate general Lewis A. Armistead. Oh, and you can also try to spot Ted Turner, whose company produced the film, as a Confederate soldier. Writer-director Ronald F. Maxwell seems inspired by the gravity of the battle; long as it is, every moment of Gettysburg is informed by a nobility of purpose. --Robert Horton

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- The Civil War film for the history student!
Being an active professor, a war film collector, and a twenty-five-year military veteran, I sometimes tend to be overly-critical of war films, mostly in terms of historical accuracy and "situational believability." The pains the producers took make this both an enjoyable film yet as historically accurate as they could are especially noteworthy.

Numerous other reviewers have accomplished excellent detailed descriptions of the unfolding events that evolved into the Battle of Gettysburg, ... Read More

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- Read the book it's much better than the movie.
This movie is based on the book "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara The Killer Angelswhich is an excellent read, especially if you enjoy the history of this war. The book is based largely on the writings and letters of Longstreet. The book covers in depth the feelings and ideas of the men who planned and fought the battle, something I felt the movie failed to do. When reading the book I found myself deeply saddened by the losses the confederates had because you got to see inside the men's minds and ... Read More

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- I would recommend this picture to everyone.
This ia an excellant picture The acting and everything pertaining to the picture is in my view a 10........SEE IT, YOU WONT BE DISSOPOINTED

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- Where is Part 2?
I love this movie too and I purchased this DVD. However, when Part one is finished it goes to Special Features and I cannot find the second half of this movie. Does anyone know here it might be located? Or did I recive a bad DVD with only half of the movie?

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- Not as good as most of these reviews claim.
This movie is based on the book "The Killer Angels" which is an awesome work of art (Pulitzer Prize winning novel). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND reading the book thoroughly before attempting to watch this movie. The book is flat out phenomenal. The movie, on the other hand, was disappointing for me. I'll try to explain why I thought so. First of all, the acting in this movie is not the best work done by the actors that appear in the movie, most of whom have impressive resumes. The way Martin Sheen portrays ... Read More

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