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Gettysburg   1993         PG, 258 min. Genre: Drama Director: Ronald F. Maxwell   Cast: Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen Lang, Richard Jordan, Jeff Daniels, Kieran Mulroney, Kevin Conway, Sam Elliott, Richard Anderson, William Morgan Sheppard, Timothy Scott, Andrew Prine, Cooper Huckabee, Patrick Gorman, Bo Brinkman   Attempts were made to make the famous battle as close to fact as was possible in this Ted Turner production based on the Pulitzer prizewinning novel "The Killer Angels." Confederate Generals Lee (Martin Sheen) and Longstreet (Tom Berenger) make preparations for battle while Union Col. Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels) moves his troops into position. Meanwhile, Union General Buford (Sam Elliott) attacks Confederate troops trying to get into position. The story uses both Union and Confederate perspectives to provide a good interpretation of the famous Battle of Gettysburg that claimed 53,000 lives. Both the acting and battle scenes are excellent. Cast Tom Berenger Lt. Gen. James Longstreet Martin Sheen Gen. Robert E. Lee Stephen Lang Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett Richard Jordan Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Amistead Jeff Daniels Col. Joshua Chamberlain Kieran Mulroney Maf. Gen. Moxley Sorrel Kevin Conway Sgt. "Buster" Kilrain Sam Elliott Brig. Gen. John Buford Richard Anderson Maj. Gen. George G. Meade William Morgan Sheppard Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble Timothy Scott Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell Andrew Prine Brig. Gen Richard B. Garnett Cooper Huckabee Henry T. Harrison Patrick Gorman Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood Bo Brinkman Maj. Walter H. Taylor

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