Gettysburg (1993) on Netflix
Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate army into Pennsylvania in 1863. George Meade's army moves to stop it at Gettysburg, and Joshua Chamberlain's 20th Maine takes in troops from the 2nd Maine.
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Plot summary
In June 1863, the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee crosses the Potomac into Pennsylvania. A spy, Henry Thomas Harrison, reports to James Longstreet that the Union army is moving toward them and that George Meade has taken its command. Lee orders his army to gather near Gettysburg. In a Union camp in Maryland, Joshua Chamberlain is ordered to take in 120 men of the 2nd Maine who had resigned in protest, and he talks all but six of them into fighting again. At Gettysburg, John Buford's cavalry spots Confederate troops approaching and chooses to stand and fight on the ground it holds, sending word for reinforcements.
Cast
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- Bo Brinkmanas Maj. Walter H. Taylor
- Tim Ruddyas Maj. Charles Marshall
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Gettysburg (1993)
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- At over four hours long, it remains the longest film ever given a theatrical release by a major Hollywood studio in the US.
- It was originally planned as a cable miniseries for TNT, but studio owner Ted Turner watched an early cut during post-production and decided it deserved a theatrical release instead.
- Russell Crowe, then unknown to the US film industry, was favored by Maxwell for the role of Joshua Chamberlain, but was eventually passed over in favor of Jeff Daniels.
- Ted Turner, the businessman who owned the film's production company Turner Pictures, gave himself a small uncredited acting role as Colonel Waller T. Patton in the battle scenes.
- During filming of the battle scenes on Little Round Top, extra Bradley Egen, playing a Union soldier, was accidentally struck in the head by a musket butt and suffered a concussion, but returned to light duty the next day.
