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Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)

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Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Actors: Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Richard Jordan
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD

List Price: ~~$14.98~~
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

(465 reviews)
Sales Rank: 893

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 261 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.5

MPN: TRNDT6139D
ISBN: 078063277X
UPC: 053939613926
EAN: 9780780632776
ASIN: B00003CXA6

Release Date: February 3, 2004
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Hugely disappointed in the quality August 29, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful

This DVD was horrible quality. It looked like a pirated dvd. Very difficult to watch.

5 out of 5 stars

Keep it with your copy of "Killer Angels". July 31, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

Unique and yet lock step with the book it was based on. Both simply fabulous.

5 out of 5 stars

History revealed July 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This movie is well worth watching more than once. Having recently visited Gettysburg this film bought back memories of my visit as well as rmemberances of my American History class. Very well portayed by the actors as well as the "Reinactors". A must have for history buffs.

5 out of 5 stars

Gettysburg July 5, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

A Magnificent Production! Remains true to the book on which it is based, "The Killer Angels."

5 out of 5 stars

The Civil War film for the history student! June 30, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Being an active professor, a war film collector, and a twenty-five-year military veteran, I sometimes tend to be overly-critical of war films, mostly in terms of historical accuracy and "situational believability." The pains the producers took make this both an enjoyable film yet as historically accurate as they could are especially noteworthy.

Numerous other reviewers have accomplished excellent detailed descriptions of the unfolding events that evolved into the Battle of Gettysburg, as described in the film, so I will limit my comments to those that I believe will focus on overall quality.

The film accurately presents the evolution of events that slowly build into one of history's most important battles, one that neither side really wanted to fight on this site, despite the fact that it proved to be "good ground" for such a massive engagement. One aspect of this "crescendo approach" that I most appreciated was the presentation of many views of the characters and personalities of the military figures from both sides of the conflict.

One of the most important revelations was the fact that General Robert E. Lee was not the strategically infallible figure that many historians portray, and that certain decisions he made, despite the opposition of his excellent corps and division commanders, ultimately turned the battle in the Union's favor. The film also subtly presented the effect on the battle's strategy and outcome of the untimely death of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, as presented in "Gods and Generals."

When I first saw the listings on the cast of this film, I was taken aback, since I had mentally stereotyped some actors' in previous roles that would not seem to be a "fit" for their roles in this film. However, Martin Sheen did a fine job as Robert E. Lee, Tom Berenger was superb as General Longstreet, Stephen Lang excelled as General Pickett, and so on. The greatest surprise was the performance of Jeff Daniels as Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, whose performance is followed here and further expanded upon in "Gods and Generals," "Gettysburg's" prequel. This film, and his performance in "The Crossing" clearly showed what a fine and versatile actor Daniels is.

It would be redundant to describe some of the most fantastic battle scenes ever filmed, as this has been well-covered by other reviewers. "Utterly fantastic" about covers it, in terms of realism and a "spare no expense" attitude on the parts of the producers who desired historical accuracy in the making of the film.

I seriously cannot imagine any collector who would not place this film near the top of most valued films of all time. Simply priceless, especially in terms of emphasizing the always elusive "human side" of war films.

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