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Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Same Land. Same God. Different Dreams.

19936.94h 14m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
Written by Ronald F. Maxwell, Michael Shaara
Produced by Robert Katz, Moctesuma Esparza
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $10.8M

Top Cast

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Col. Joshua Chamberlain

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Gen. Robert E. Lee

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Brig. Gen. John Buford

Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang

Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain

Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Maj. Gen. George G. Meade

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Sergeant Buster Kilrain

Andrew Prine

Andrew Prine

Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett

Themes & Keywords

armycivil warindependencetroopsbased on true storybattleunion soldierconfederate soldieramerican civil warbattle of gettysburgearly america

About Gettysburg

Gettysburg is a drama, history, war film released in 1993 exploring themes of army, civil war, independence, troops, based on true story, battle. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, it stars Jeff Daniels, Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen. 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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