No Retreat from Destiny: The Battle That Rescued Washington (2006) (V)

Director:

Kevin Hershberger

Writers:

Kevin Hershberger (writer)
John Pagano (writer)

Release Date:

10 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Tagline:

An Unpopular War. An Embattled President. An Election Year.

Plot:

Tells the story of the Confederacy's last great invasion of the north, in July 1864, and the subsequent attack on Washington...

Plot Keywords:

1860s | American Civil War | Bakery | Battle | Narrated

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Robert Blumenstein	...	Unionist Father
Paul Boccadoro	...	Soldier
Bob Bosler	...	President Jefferson Davis
Brendan Bradley	...	Alabama Soldier
David Bridgewater	...	Gen. John C. Breckinridge
Mike Brown	...	General John McCausland
Paul Bugelski	...	Gen. George Gordon Meade
Bill Buser	...	Major Gen. Robert Rodes
Nick Carlson	...	Col Eli S Parker
Rob Carter	...	Body Servant
Christopher Cartmill	...	Captain Brown
Rory Chaply	...	Body Servant
Tegan Chapman	...	Girl at Bakery
Woody Chapman	...	Newspaper Boy
Ross Chullin	...	Looting Confederate
Emylyn Crenshaw	...	Amanda
Emmanuel Dabney	...	Davis Family Slave
Elaine Deichmeister	...	Alansa Pfeiffer
Bob Dorsey	...	Lt. George Davis
Justin Dray	...	Union Captain
Clifton Duncan	...	Dembi
Pheola Epps	...	Ellie
Christopher Evans	...	Cpl. Alexander Scott
Harold Ginn	...	Lincoln Cabinet Member
Neal Glancey	...	Darning Union Soldier
Kerry Gorman	...	Lucy
Kurt Grauf	...	Union Captain
Ben Green	...	Complaining Federal
Shaun C. Grenan	...	Collis' Zouave Officer
Gary Gustin	...	Soldier
Robin Harris	...	Bakery Patron
Paul Herling	...	John George Nicolay
Marc A. Hermann	...	Treasury Battalion soldier
Korey Hershberger	...	Union Soldier
Audra Honaker	...	Girl at Bakery
Jeremiah Hornbaker	...	Confederate Artilleryman
Todd Hunter	...	General Jubal A. Early
Steve Hurwitz	...	Treasury Department Officer
Terry Jernigan	...	Gen. John Gordon
Kyle Jones	...	Body Servant
Fritz Klein	...	President Abraham Lincoln
Chase Tyler Kniffen	...	Drunk Rebel Private
Steven Kovalic	...	Union General
Steven Michael Kovalic	...	6th Corps Officer
Marianne Kubic	...	Gang Victim
Jackie Lamptey	...	Tyra
Micaela Lesyshyn	...	Miss Cobb
James Lewis	...	Body Servant
Eric U. Lowman	...	Zouave Guard
Stephen Patrick Martin	...	General H.W. Halleck
Jen Meharg	...	Virginia Woman
Brian Merrick	...	Gen. Lew Wallace
Ann Minarik	...	Woman at Bread Riot
William J. Mode	...	Pvt. Gwinnett 31st Georgia
Buzz Mooney	...	Union Soldier
Curtis Morrisette	...	Mr. Pfeiffer
Jared Morrison	...	Ft. Stevens Officer (as Jared Smith)
John Neely	...	Confederate Artillery Officer
Adam Neuman	...	Bread Rioter
Amy Newman	...	Amanda's Sister
Joy Marie Newsome	...	Davis Family Nanny
Danny Nunn	...	Amputee Confederate Veteran
Kera O'Bryon	...	Narrator
John Pagano	...	Gen. Horatio Wright
Ken Peebles	...	Davis Family Butler
Henry Raven	...	Child
Stephanie Elisabeth Raven	...	Child
Hillary Robertson	...	Maryland Girl
Geoffrey Roecker	...	Confederate Artillerist
Amy Sanderson	...	Maryland Refugee
Linda Sanson	...	Nosey Woman at Bakery
Walter Schoen	...	Sec. of War Edwin Stanton
Jeffrey F. Smith	...	Staff Aide to Gen. Breckenridge
Tim L. Smith	...	Soldier (as Timothy Smith)
Jill Barri Steinberg	...	Bakery Rioter
David Stott	...	Mounted Confederate Lieutenant
Jason Swetzoff	...	Wounded Union Soldier
Erin Thomas	...	Miss Blackford
Ryan Voss	...	Private Ryle
Jeremy Wade	...	Pvt. Alfred Sova
J. Darin Wales	...	Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Jamantha Watson	...	Distinguished Slave Woman
Jason Whisman	...	Mounted D.C. Officer
Keith E. Whitehead	...	Federal, Confederate, Civilian
Scott Wichmann	...	Virginia Lieutenant
Jeff Wicker	...	Confederate Rationing Officer
Jason Wickersty	...	Treasury Department Soldier
David Winning	...	Walter Herron Taylor
Charles Wissinger	...	Telegraph Operator
Stephen Wolfsberger	...	Confederate, Federal, Civilian
Amelia Zontini	...	Mrs. Goodloe

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Boonsboro, Maryland, USA

Company:

Historical Entertainment LLC

Trivia:

At the April 2006, Blue Ridge, Southwest Virginia Vision Film Festival, the film won awards for "Best Director," "Best Drama," "Best in Show" and for "Best Cinematography," and "Best Musical Score." A sweep in the feature films category.

Wonderfully Done with a Minimal Budget...

In the film "No Retreat From Destiny" viewers are presented with the events that led up to the Battle of Monocacy presented instead of with the usual Ken Burns photos/quotes but with live reenactments.

The cinematography is gorgeous and the editing is crisp and tight. I loved how they used the photos in this film!! The production design is amazing and the costuming is great.

There are a few drawbacks, some of these people are not professional actors and sometimes there are some awkward pauses in the script which leads to the cuing over some overly dramatic music. It's intrusive and kind of reminds you that you are in fact watching a film.

However if you have an interest in the Civil War or you are history teacher I strongly recommend this film.