Plot
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.
Cast
as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
as Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
as Brig. Gen. John Buford
as Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett
as Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
as Maj. Gen. George G. Meade
as Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead
as Sergeant Buster Kilrain
as Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett
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Reviews
I first watched this movie in a movie theater shortly after it came out. It only had a limited release, so most people saw it as a cable release movie. From the opening title crawl and showing the lead actors in their roles juxtaposed with pictures of the actual historical figures, it had me hook. It is based on the novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. It is one of the first books on th…
_**The Civil War's Turning Point Battle**_ "Gettysburg" (1993) has a lot going for it: an all-star cast, including Tom Berenger (Longstreat), Martin Sheen (Robert E. Lee), Jeff Daniels (Chamberlain) and Sam Elliott (Buford); great authentic Gettysburg locations; good battle scenes; a commitment to historical accuracy; and thousands upon thousands of Civil War reenactors. Part I is highlight…