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Gods and Generals

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A sweeping epic charting the early years of the Civil War and how the campaigns unfolded from Manassas I to the Battle of Fredericksburg, this prequel to the film "Gettysburg" explores the motivations of the combatants and examines the lives of those who waited at home.
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Filled with two-dimensional characters and pompous self-righteousness, Gods and Generals is a long, tedious sit. Some may also take offense at the pro-Confederate slant.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/24/2010
3/5
Meticulous Civil War story runs a little long. Go to Full Review Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films 10/29/2008
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Everybody is so good and decent that it's hard to tell where the generals leave off and the gods start. Go to Full Review Bill Stamets Chicago Reader 02/27/2007
Maxwell continues his textbook emphasis on military maneuvers, but despite literally thousands of Civil War reenactors recruited for the film, the wide-screen canvas fails to map the tactics or evoke the terror of battle. Go to Full Review Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews 05/30/2011
1.5/4
Succumbs to turgidity. And...intentionally or not...conveys the impression that the film uncritically celebrates the Confederacy. [Blu-ray] Go to Full Review Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile 10/18/2008
A labour of love with special interest to history buffs, this epic film is extraordinary in many ways. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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MARUF A @Maruf6432 Dec 22 Racist Southern Propaganda Piece. Waste of time for non-white non-southern audience. See more Scott W @Scot_345 Sep 22 They should of called this movie Birth of a Nation Part II See more Caveman TV Aug 31 It’s very long and boring, in fact the film could’ve been trimmed down by over an hour. But the comments by online, righteous, moral crusaders about the film are far worse. See more Andrew P Jul 11 Why depict "Stonewall" Jackson as a competent and effective leader? Let's just make him super creepy instead. See more Tom S Jun 20 Characters, lighting, wardrobes come across like old tacky squeaky clean soap operas. B grade extras with some looking like they had just come from a Beverly Hills shopping spree. Made it through about 20 minutes & realized why put myself thru this. See more John T 11/27/2024 Great movie. Recording an episode in American history. Of course in modern times we are required to judge history and accord such records as good or evil remembering history and showing it remains important. This is a fictional account so isn’t 100% accurate but is still valuable. See more Read all reviews
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Ronald F. Maxwell

Director

Jeff Daniels

Colonel Joshua Chamberlain

Stephen Lang

General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Robert Duvall

General Robert E. Lee

Mira Sorvino

Fanny Chamberlain

Kevin Conway

Sergeant 'Buster' Kilrain

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Synopsis A sweeping epic charting the early years of the Civil War and how the campaigns unfolded from Manassas I to the Battle of Fredericksburg, this prequel to the film "Gettysburg" explores the motivations of the combatants and examines the lives of those who waited at home.
Director
Ronald F. Maxwell
Producer
Ronald F. Maxwell
Screenwriter
Ronald F. Maxwell, Jeff Shaara
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Ted Turner Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Sustained Battle Sequences)
Genre
War, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.9M
Runtime
3h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, SDDS, Dolby Stereo, DTS, Surround, Dolby A
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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