Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Same Land. Same God. Different Dreams.

PG 1993 · 254 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, History, War

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

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Jeff Daniels Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Tom Berenger Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet
Martin Sheen Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam Elliott Brig. Gen. John Buford
Stephen Lang Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett
C. Thomas Howell Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
Richard Anderson Maj. Gen. George G. Meade
Richard Jordan Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead
Kevin Conway Sergeant Buster Kilrain
Andrew Prine Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett
Cooper Huckabee Henry T. Harrison
Patrick Gorman Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood

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