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21 February 2003 (USA)
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Gods and Generals follows the rise and fall of legendary war hero "Stonewall Jackson". The prequel to the 1993 hit Gettysburg. | full synopsis
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeff Daniels | ... | Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain |
 | Mark Aldrich | ... | Adjutant |
 | Stephen Lang | ... | Lt. Gen. Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson |
| George Allen | ... | Confederate Officer |
 | Robert Duvall | ... | Gen. Robert E. Lee |
| Keith Allison | ... | Capt. James J. White |
 | Mira Sorvino | ... | Fanny Chamberlain |
| Royce D. Applegate | ... | Brig. Gen. James Kemper (as Royce Applegate) |
 | Kevin Conway | ... | Sgt. Buster Kilrain |
 | C. Thomas Howell | ... | Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain |
 | Matt Letscher | ... | Col. Adelbert Ames |
| Mac Butler | ... | Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker |
| Frankie Faison | ... | Jim Lewis |
| Robert Byrd | ... | Confederate General (as Robert C. Byrd) |
 | Jeremy London | ... | Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton |
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Rated PG-13 for sustained battle sequences.
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219 min | Sweden:209 min
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #39490) |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Denmark:11 |
Germany:12 |
UK:12A |
Canada:PG |
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The first choice to play Stonewall Jackson was Russell Crowe. Crowe expressed initial interest but eventually declined, citing a need to return to Australia and take a break from movie making. Jackson's role was then offered to Stephen Lang, who was already signed and rehearsing to reprise his character of Gen. George Pickett.
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Miscellaneous: There are a number of geographical, historical and factual errors in the representation of the details of the American Civil War.
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[Commenting on the assault on the stone wall by the Union Irish Brigade]
Brigadier General Lewis Armistead: Their bravery is worthy of a better cause.
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Brigadier General Lewis Armistead: Their bravery is worthy of a better cause.
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Spin off Gods and Generals (2003) (VG)
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The Bonnie Blue Flag
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Given that slavery was a brutal and immoral practice, why would anyone today (including the makers of this film) side with the Confederates, who supported slavery, against the Union, which sought to abolish it?more
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I've seen Gods and Generals twice, and I've enjoyed it both times. The critics I've read seem to object to the piety, the length, and lack of political correctness. It seems to have escaped them that the Civil War was fought in Victorian times, and that the Victorians were extremely pious and sentimental, not to mention hypocritical. However, this did not stop them from efficiently making war on their enemies. The movie caught this perfectly, with Jackson's assumption that God's will is his will -- the scene before the battle on Sunday, the contrast between his sentimental love of children and his 'Kill them all' about his enemies, the constant references to Bible verses ripped out of context. Regarding the length of the movie, all I can say is that I wasn't bored at all, or restless, just fascinated with what was happening on screen. I'm sure for MTV critics any movie over 90 minutes is epic.
Regarding the lack of political correctness, which in my opinion is our modern version of hypocrisy (we can do anything we want as long as we call it by another name) I would like to point out that this is an attempt at a historical movie and that the Civil War was NOT fought to free the slaves, nor were many people in the North comfortable with the concept of a franchised Negro. And some slaves in the South were relatively well treated by their owners, not that they probably didn't want freedom, but they didn't particularly wish their masters ill. The system was set up so that everyone involved, slaves and masters, had something to lose by destroying the status quo, and that's a very difficult thing for people to do. It's easy for us now to say 'they should have freed the slaves' but if you knew that to free your slaves would beggar your children, would you be able to do it?
As with Gettysburg, the battle scenes were impressive and awe-inspiring. And they made the strategy and tactics clear to the viewer which is a monumental achievement, not to mention showing the pure courage on both sides, going to probably death or dismemberment without flinching. I would have liked more about the Northern command struggles to balance the picture but I can see how tempting it was to show the Southern victories to balance the horrible defeat at Gettysburg -- and this picture is meant to be one of a trilogy. I can only hope that word of mouth defeats the critics and gets this movie the audience it deserves.