Gods and Generals (film)
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| Directed by | Ronald F. Maxwell |
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Moctesuma Esparza Robert Katz Ted Turner (executive) Mace Neufield Robert Rehme |
| Screenplay by | Ronald F. Maxwell |
| Based on |
Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara |
| Starring |
Jeff Daniels Stephen Lang Robert Duvall |
| Music by |
John Frizzell Randy Edelman |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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219 minutes 280 minutes (director's cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $56 million |
| Box office | $12.8 million |
Gods and Generals is a 2003 American period war drama film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. It is an adaptation of the 1996 novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara and prequel to Maxwell's 1993 film Gettysburg. The film stars Stephen Lang as Stonewall Jackson, Jeff Daniels as Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and Robert Duvall as General Robert E. Lee.
The film centers on the life of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, the God-fearing and militarily brilliant yet eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point when Jackson, while on a night ride with his staff to plan the next day's battle, is accidentally shot by his own soldiers in May 1863 while commanding at the Battle of Chancellorsville. It also follows Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Winfield Scott Hancock. Chamberlain is a Maine college professor who is appointed a Lieutenant Colonel and becomes second-in-command of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The film prominently features the Battles of Bull Run (1st Manassas), Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. The film's original running time clocked in at nearly 6 hours (much like the original running time of Gettysburg). The longer version featured the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) as well as an entire plot following the American actor and future assassin John Wilkes Booth and his colleague Henry Harrison (from Gettysburg).
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