Gods and Generals
The nation's heart was touched by...
6.3 / 10
219 minutes
2003-02-21
English
US
Actors :
Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Robert Duvall, Kevin Conway, C. Thomas Howell, Jeremy London, Matt Letscher, Brian Mallon, Bo Brinkman, Bruce Boxleitner, William Sanderson, Billy Campbell, Ryan Cutrona, Mia Dillon, Justin Dray
Description
The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
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Reviews
Mark Rushow
6/23/2021, 3:57:58 PM
It is too afraid of reality to depict truths. Rather it hides behind a facade of being artistically 'old filmy' in styling; as too paint the whole in the romanticised vision (whitewash) held by those that love the idea of the Civil War. It was rather unbearable to say the least.
Wuchak
6/23/2021, 3:58:24 PM
***Way better than "Gettysburg"*** Even though I love the Civil War I waited a full six and a half years before catching the prequel "Gods and Generals" (2003). Why? Because 1993's "Gettysburg" was so unimpressive. While "Gettysburg" has some worthwhile scenes it was merely okay on a whole, and sometimes downright tedious. How the filmmakers made the Civil War's biggest battle boring (generally...