Same Land. Same God. Different Dreams.
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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- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Jeff DanielsCol. Joshua Chamberlain
- Tom BerengerLieut. Gen. James Longstreet
- Martin SheenGen. Robert E. Lee
- Sam ElliottBrig. Gen. John Buford
- Stephen LangMaj. Gen. George E. Pickett
- C. Thomas HowellLieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
- Richard AndersonMaj. Gen. George G. Meade
- Richard JordanBrig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead
- Kevin ConwaySergeant Buster Kilrain
- Andrew PrineBrig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett
Crew
- Ronald F. MaxwellDirector
- Ronald F. MaxwellScreenplay
- Michael ShaaraNovel
- Kees Van OostrumDirector of Photography
- Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
- Corky EhlersEditor
- Robert KatzProducer
- Moctesuma EsparzaProducer
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