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Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. And Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was...

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Uniform Title:Gods and generals (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Antietam Filmworks (Firm), Esparza/Katz Productions (Firm), Rehme Productions, Inc, Mace Neufeld Productions (Firm), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Maxwell, Ronald F., Daniels, Jeff, 1955-, Lang, Stephen, 1952-, Duvall, Robert, Sorvino, Mira, Conway, Kevin, Faison, Frankie, London, Jeremy, 1972-, Boxleitner, Bruce, Shaara, Jeff, 1952-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [2003]
Edition:Widescreen version.
Subjects:
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama.
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, > 1828-1914 > Drama.
Jackson, Stonewall, > 1824-1863 > Drama.
Lee, Robert E. > (Robert Edward), > 1807-1870 > Drama.
Historical films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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Summary:Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. And Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was a man who was forced to choose between his loyalty to the United States and his love of the Southern states where he was born and raised. As Chamberlain, Jackson, and Lee are followed through the declaration of war and the battles at Manassas, Antietam, Frederickburg, and Chancellorsville.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Jeff Shaara.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Dual-layer format; enhanced for widescreen TVs.
Special features: All-new introduction by executive producer Ted Turner -- Feature-length commentary by writer/director Ron Maxwell and 2 of the film's historical advisors, Col. Keith Gibson and James I. Robertson Jr. -- 3 insightful making-of documentaries: "Journey to the past," the African-American slave experience in the film's era ; "The life of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson," a closeup look at this complex military man ; "The authenticities of the film," about the movie's painstaking recreations of actual events -- 2 music videos: Bob Dylan's "Cross the Green Mountain" and Mary Fahl's "Going home" -- Theatrical trailer.
Enhanced features for DVD-ROM: Original Web site, including extensive production and historical notes, interactive activities, Civil War links and more.
Feature on side A, special features on side B.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (219 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, Dolby surround 5.1.
DVD-ROM requirements: InterActual Player (included); Microsoft Windows 98SE or higher; Microsoft Explorer 5.0 or higher; an Internet connection; a DVD-ROM drive; a software or hardware DVD player. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Macintosh.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Kees van Oostrum ; editor, Corky Ehlers ; music composers, John Frizzell, Randy Edelman ; costume designer, Richard LaMotte ; production designer, Michael Hanan ; visual effects producer, Thomas C. Smith.
ISBN:0790772620