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Gettysburg

Same Land. Same God. Different Dreams.

1993 · 4h 14m · PG Drama, History, War
Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell

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In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.

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It's a movie that parades authenticity, but never settles on its own point of view.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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Gettysburg succeeds as a motion picture event, and as a re-creation of a pivotal chapter of American history.

Daniel M. Kimmel, Variety
Fresh

Mr. Daniels's luminous performance as the heroic colonel dominates ... half of the film. And when the actor all but disappears in Part 2, he is sorely missed.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh

While sincerity obviously can't guarantee quality, it's still a refreshing step up from the blatant commercialism of most West Coast media projects.

Ken Ringle, Washington Post

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