Gettysburg-Directors Cut (Blu-ray) (1993)

Editor's Note The TNT original GETTYSBURG is a sweeping production depicting the events that led up to the Battle of Gettysburg and the three-day battle itself, which claimed tens of thousands of lives, turned the tide of the Civil War, and eventually put an end to slavery in the United States. An excellent production illuminating the horrors and heroes of this uniquely idealistic war, the film boasts terrific performances from Jeff Daniels, Tom Berenger, and Martin Sheen. The screenplay was based on the best-selling novel THE KILLER ANGELS by Michael Shaara.

	Tom Berenger
	Martin Sheen
	Stephen Lang
	Jeff Daniels
	Richard Jordan
	Ronald F. Maxwell - Director

GETTYSBURG captures in vivid detail one of the most famous battles of the Civil War, in which more than 50,000 American lives were lost. Covering three days of brutal military campaigns, the film re-creates the world in which Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, Lewis Armistead, and others made their tactical decisions and demonstrated their leadership.

Special attention is paid to historical accuracy in costumes, epic battle scenes, and weaponry. The film alternates between Northern and Southern perspectives in order to deliver a full picture of the battle that changed American history.

New York Times
"...Gere's showy but intense performance is the film's real focus, and it commands attention..." 10/08/1993 p.C16

Sight and Sound
"...There are real virtues in almost all the performances..." 10/01/1994 p.43-4

Variety
"...GETTYSBURG succeeds as a motion picture event, and as a recreation of a pivotal chapter of American history..." 10/04/1993

Chicago Sun-Times
"...This is a film that Civil War buffs will find indispensable..." 10/08/1993 p.38

USA Today
"...[This] epic does catch viewers up in the Civil War's three-day turning point -- both on tactical and humanistic levels, and from the viewpoint of both sides..." 03/25/1994 p.3D