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| Release Date: |
December 27, 2002 (LA/NY)
February 1, 2003 (Moderate) |
| Genre: |
Action, Drama, War |
| Running Time: |
210 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sustained battle sequences. |
| Director: |
Ron Maxwell |
| Writer: |
Ron Maxwell |
| Cast: |
Karen Hochstetter, Con Horgan, Rosemary Knower, Cooper Kuckabee, Charles Lester Kinsolving, Jeremy London, Brian Mallon, Tim Ruddy, William Sanderson, William Morgan Sheppard, Stephen Spacek, James Patrick Stuart, Dechen Thurman, Trent Walker, Alex Hyde White, Bo Gray, Patrick Gorman, Billy Campbell, Jeff Daniels, Robert DuVall, Fred Griffith, C. Thomas Howell, Stephen Lang, Malachy McCourt, Mira Sorvino, Royce D. Applegate, Bo Brinkman, Mac Butler, John Castle, Chris Connor, Kevin Conway, Miles Fisher, David Foster, Bruce Boxleitner |
The early days of the Civil War, covering the Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: C-
Ted Turner's empire has fallen, and he digs his grave deeper with Gods and Generals, a Civil War "epic" that is neither ambitious nor exciting. Read the full movie review
User Comments & Reviews
Gods and Generals, by W. Douglas
February 4, 2004
I recently rented the DVD of Gods and Generals and watched everything twice. It wasn't the action packed film one expected, but it certainly gave an insight to the southern perception of what the civil war was about that is lacking in many civil war movies. I am not a civil war scholar, but I found the movie to be very moving and enjoyable. I enjoyed the fact that it focused on just a few characters. The civil war is just too large of an event in our history to attempt to focus on everything. Giving us a glimpse of just a few people involved and its affect on their lives was just right. I eagerly await the release of Last Full Measure, and have every intention of reading all of the books.
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