The Making of 'Gettysburg' (1993) (V)

Writers:

Michele Tedesco (writer)
Maureen Corley (co-writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Film Making | Behind The Scenes | Epic | War Filmmaking | American Civil War

Cast

Martin Sheen	...	Narrator / Himself / Gen. Robert E. Lee - Confederate
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allan A. Apone	...	Himself - Makeup Supervisor (as Allan Apone)
Tom Berenger	...	Himself - 'Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, Confederate'
Michael T. Boyd	...	Himself - Costume Designer (as Mike Boyd)
Ken Burns	...	Himself - Filmmaker
Jeff Daniels	...	Himself - 'Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Federal'
Sam Elliott	...	Himself - 'Brig. Gen. John Buford, Federal'
Moctesuma Esparza	...	Himself - Executive Producer
Kelly Farrah	...	Himself - Property Master
Dale Fetzer	...	Himself - Military Choreographer
Shelby Foote	...	Himself - Historian / Novelist
Dr. Ray Giron	...	Himself - Assistant Property Master
C. Thomas Howell	...	Himself - 'Lieut. Thomas Chamberlain, Federal'
Robert Katz	...	Himself - Executive Producer
Michael Kraus	...	Himself - Reenactor Corps Commander
Stephen Lang	...	Himself - 'Maj. Gen. George Pickett, Confederate'
Ronald F. Maxwell	...	Himself - Director / Screenwriter
Brian Pohanka	...	Himself - Historical Advisor
Andrew Prine	...	Himself - 'Brig. Gen. Richard Garnett, Confederate'
Matt Vogel	...	Himself - Special Effects Coordinator
Cary White	...	Himself - Production Designer

Runtime:

52 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Trivia:

This documentary appears on the Gettysburg (1993) DVD

Movie Connections:

Features Gettysburg (1993)

Excellent intro to movie and battle

For those who 'enjoy' Gettysburg (the movie and the battle), this should be an interesting addition to your film library. Actually, if you can rent it, just do that. It's a good introduction to Gettysburg for those who aren't familiar with the battle, but I think it helps to know something about the Civil War in order to appreciate the battle/movie.

We have seen the movie twice, and this video doesn't offer much as to the actual 'making' of the movie, but it is still shows unique perspectives of the movie (as seen from historians, Ken Burns, re-enactors, etc.).

Those who aren't deeply moved by Gettysburg might not find this worth watching. If that's the case, you probably wouldn't even be reading this review anyway. :-)