Its theatrical release notwithstanding, this sprawling, would-be epic produced for Civil War buffs by Civil War buff Ted Turner is essentially a talky TV mini-series that features some spectacular battle sequences and runs almost four hours, including intermission. A prequel to GETTYSBURG (1993), it shares most of the same behind-the-scenes personnel, and several key cast members. The rambling story focuses on three principal characters during the first two years of the war: real-life Confederate Generals Stonewall Jackson (Stephen Lang, who played Confederate General George Pickett in GETTYSBURG) and Robert E. Lee (Robert Duval) and Yankee college professor-turned-e...
Released:
2003
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
225 mins