Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition) [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Tom Berenger Martin Sheen Stephen Lang Jeff Daniels Richard Jordan
	Video by:	Turner Home Ent
	Sales Rank:	107140

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Actor(s):
Tom Berenger
Martin Sheen
Stephen Lang
Jeff Daniels
Richard Jordan

Creators:
Kees Van Oostrum (Cinematographer)
Ronald F. Maxwell (Writer)
Moctesuma Esparza (Producer)
Nick Lombardo (Producer)
Robert Katz (Producer)
Sandy Martin (Producer)
Michael Shaara (Writer)

Director(s):
Ronald F. Maxwell

Recording label: Turner Home Ent
EAN: 9780780603868
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 0780603869
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC,
Release Date: 2000-07-18
Universal product code (UPC): 053939613933
Number of discs: 2
Audience rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Product Description
Product Details Actors: Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Richard Jordan Directors: Ronald F. Maxwell Writers: Ronald F. Maxwell, Michael Shaara Producers: Moctesuma Esparza, Nick Lombardo, Robert Katz, Sandy Martin Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Number of tapes: 2 Studio: Turner Home Ent VHS Release Date: July 18, 2000 Run Time: 271 minutes

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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 stick to this magnificent picture (well, except maybe for those phony-looking mustaches). Based on Michael Shaara's book The Killer Angels, this film takes a refreshingly slow, thorough approach to the intricacies of battle. In ordinary circumstances, those intricacies might seem of importance only to fans of military strategy or Civil War enthusiasts, yet in Gettysburg they come across as the very stuff of life, death, and unexpected heroism. If the film has a problem, it's that it climaxes too early: the first long segment, detailing the struggle of a "civilian soldier," Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels), to hold his ground against long odds, is an enthralling piece of moviemaking. Daniels, in a heartbreaking performance, does his best film work. Other cast members include Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Martin Sheen as Robert E. Lee. Richard Jordan, in his final role, gives a powerhouse performance as Confederate general Lewis A. Armistead. Oh, and you can also try to spot Ted Turner, whose company produced the film, as a Confederate soldier. Writer-director Ronald F. Maxwell seems inspired by the gravity of the battle; long as it is, every moment of Gettysburg is informed by a nobility of purpose. --Robert Horton

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