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Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals

The nation's heart was touched by...

20036.33h 39m

Overview

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.

Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
Written by Ronald F. Maxwell, Jeff Shaara
Produced by Ronald F. Maxwell
Box OfficeBudget: $56.0MRevenue: $12.9M

Top Cast

Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang

Lt. Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Gen. Robert E. Lee

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Sgt. Buster Kilrain

C. Thomas Howell

C. Thomas Howell

Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

Jeremy London

Jeremy London

Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton

Matt Letscher

Matt Letscher

Col. Adelbert Ames

B

Brian Mallon

Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock

B

Bo Brinkman

Maj. Walter Taylor

Bruce Boxleitner

Bruce Boxleitner

Lt. Gen. James Longstreet

Themes & Keywords

generalbased on true storyrise and fallbattledeathunion soldierconfederate soldieramerican civil warsecession19th centuryviolencebased on real person

About Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals is a drama, history, war film released in 2003 exploring themes of general, based on true story, rise and fall, battle, death, union soldier. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, it stars Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Robert Duvall. The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.

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