īoth Shaara and Maxwell expressed displeasure at the theatrical edition of the film, and its poor returns forced Turner to cancel Maxwell's planned adaptation of Shaara's final Civil War novel The Last Full Measure. The Southern Poverty Law Center also asserted that the film endorsed the " Lost Cause" myth.
Although film critics complimented its performances and historically accurate details such as costumes, they criticized its length, pacing, and screenplay. The film was both a critical failure and a commercial failure at the box office. Originally running over five hours in length, the film was cut by an hour and a half for its 2003 theatrical release, with the full "Extended Director's Cut" being released eight years later in 2011. It stars Stephen Lang as Stonewall Jackson, Jeff Daniels as Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and Robert Duvall as General Robert E. The film follows the story of Stonewall Jackson from the beginning of the American Civil War to his death at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Most of the film was personally financed by media mogul Ted Turner. It is an adaptation of the 1996 novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara and prequel to Maxwell's 1993 film Gettysburg. Lee.Gods and Generals is a 2003 American epic war drama film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, starring Stephen Lang as Stonewall Jackson, Jeff Daniels as Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and Robert Duvall as General Robert E. It was made into the 2003 film written and directed by Ronald F.
Profound in its insights into the minds and hearts of those who fought in the war, Gods and Generals creates a vivid portrait of the soldiers, the battlefields, and the tumultuous times that forever shaped the nation. Lee, never believing until too late that a civil war would ever truly come to pass. Here is Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, a hopelessly by-the-book military instructor and devout Christian who becomes the greatest commander of the Civil War Winfield Scott Hancock, a captain of quartermasters who quickly establishes himself as one of the finest leaders of the Union army Joshua Chamberlain, who gives up his promising academic career and goes on to become one of the most heroic soldiers in American history and Robert E. In this brilliantly written epic novel, Jeff Shaara traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Arthur All the Best! Jeff Shaara July 2, 1997.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Gods And Generals: A Novel Of The Civil War.įirst edition of the prequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Killer Angels.
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