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Gettysburg Collector's Set W/Bullet
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303674988
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303674984
Label: Turner Home Entertainment
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Turner Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Turner Home Entertainment
Release Date: October 24, 1995
Running Time: 135 minutes
Studio: Turner Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: October 08, 1993
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Editorial Review:
Three days in the summer of 1863, at a place called Gettysburg. Although it received a theatrical release, this four-hour depiction of the bloody Civil War battle was shot as a made-for-television film. But no taint of cheapness or shortcuts should stick to this magnificent picture (well, except maybe for those phony-looking mustaches). Based on Michael Shaara's book The Killer Angels, this film takes a refreshingly slow, thorough approach to the intricacies of battle. In ordinary circumstances, those intricacies might seem of importance only to fans of military strategy or Civil War enthusiasts, yet in Gettysburg they come across as the very stuff of life, death, and unexpected heroism. If the film has a problem, it's that it climaxes too early: the first long segment, detailing the struggle of a "civilian soldier," Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels), to hold his ground against long odds, is an enthralling piece of moviemaking. Daniels, in a heartbreaking performance, does his best film work. Other cast members include Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Martin Sheen as Robert E. Lee. Richard Jordan, in his final role, gives a powerhouse performance as Confederate general Lewis A. Armistead. Oh, and you can also try to spot Ted Turner, whose company produced the film, as a Confederate soldier. Writer-director Ronald F. Maxwell seems inspired by the gravity of the battle; long as it is, every moment of Gettysburg is informed by a nobility of purpose. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Gettysburg
A Magnificent Production! Remains true to the book on which it is based, "The Killer Angels."
Rating: - The Civil War film for the history student!
Being an active professor, a war film collector, and a twenty-five-year military veteran, I sometimes tend to be overly-critical of war films, mostly in terms of historical accuracy and "situational believability." The pains the producers took make this both an enjoyable film yet as historically accurate as they could are especially noteworthy.
Numerous other reviewers have accomplished excellent detailed descriptions of the unfolding events that evolved into the Battle of Gettysburg, ... Read More
Rating:  - Read the book it's much better than the movie.
This movie is based on the book "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara The Killer Angelswhich is an excellent read, especially if you enjoy the history of this war. The book is based largely on the writings and letters of Longstreet. The book covers in depth the feelings and ideas of the men who planned and fought the battle, something I felt the movie failed to do. When reading the book I found myself deeply saddened by the losses the confederates had because you got to see inside the men's minds and ... Read More
Rating: - I would recommend this picture to everyone.
This ia an excellant picture The acting and everything pertaining to the picture is in my view a 10........SEE IT, YOU WONT BE DISSOPOINTED
Rating: - Where is Part 2?
I love this movie too and I purchased this DVD. However, when Part one is finished it goes to Special Features and I cannot find the second half of this movie. Does anyone know here it might be located? Or did I recive a bad DVD with only half of the movie?
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