Gettysburg1993

Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Stars: Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Richard Jordan
Genre: Drama, History, War
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 254 minutes

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 … more »

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General Robert E. Lee:
To be a good soldier you must love the army. To be a good commander you must be able to order the death of the thing you love.

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R E Lee knew commanders in both armies as he was commandant of West Point when the cadets were in their 4 years so he remembered McDowell, Hooker, Burnside and Mac.. The only winning general he had in the war between the states was TJJ who did nt need orders from him as did Longstreet at Gettysburgh who thought Lee's orders were discretionary and in fact Lee did not follow up. more »
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