The four and 1/4 hour depiction of the historical and personal events surrounding and including the decisive American civil war battle features thousands of civil war re-enactors marching over the exact ground that the federal army and the army of North Virginia fought on. The defense of the Little Round Top and Pickett’s Charge are highlighted in the actual three day battle which is surrounded by the speeches of the commanding officers and the personal reflections of the fighting men. Based upon the novel ‘The Killer Angels’.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination.
Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)
Soundtrack: The Minstrel Boy Words by written by Thomas Moore, tune traditional Played at the Union church service on the morning of the second day
Ron Maxwell (as Ronald F. Maxwell)
Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang
08 Oct 1993 (USA)
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