Gettysburg (TV 2011)

An examination of the Battle of Gettysberg on both the personal and strategic level.

Director:

Adrian Moat

Writers:

Richard Bedser, Ed Fields,

Stars:

Sam Rockwell, Josh Artis, Greg Berg

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sam Rockwell	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josh Artis	...	Colonel James Wallace
Greg Berg	...	James Wallace
Anton Blake	...	General Carl Schurz
Gary Green	...	Union soldier
Stephen Jennings	...	Maj. Gen. George G Meade
Charles Klausmeyer	...	Amos Humiston
Deborah Lettner	...	Fanny Buehler
Richard Lothian	...	Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Dawes
Johnny Ray Meeks	...	Private Joseph C. Lloyd
Tyrel Meyer	...	Amos Humiston
André Sogliuzzo	...	Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Dawes

Storyline

An examination of the Battle of Gettysberg on both the personal and strategic level.

---

Plot Keywords:

turning point in the war | 1860s | u.s. history | historical recreation | battle | 

---

Genres:

Documentary | History | War

---

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Herzog & Company, History Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (2011)

User Reviews

Not History- Hogwash

It seems very clear that others who have left glowing reviews of this "film" (I have to resist the gag reflex to call this such a thing) Like other reviewers who have stated quite accurately how horrible and inaccurate this presentation is, I add my thumbs down to the growing disdain. As a former re-enactor of the Blue and gray and a proud American, I was incredibly disappointed by this Farb- filled festival of feces. For those who don't know Farb is short for Farby which is a term we re-enactors use to describe inaccuracies in a re-enactors impression of a soldier or collectively in a camp or in a film. The most famous in "Glory"- a film I love when a young actor wears a "Swatch" his wrist as he waves to Morgan Freeman. Another example would be modern glasses or the scarf you can get at 7-11 with a paisley print. "Gettysburg" in this instance is an offense and "much offense too" as Hamlet said. The characters NEVER marched in the correct formation in the battle style of that day. And was all style but no substance. I am not only a former reenactor, but I am also a filmmaker myself and I was disgusted by the total lack of focus, and it was evident that the director and the brothers' Scott had no idea how Civil Wr Soldiers fought or spoke. The late Anthony Minghella , director of Cold Mountain, filmed in Romania and he had advisors like Michael Kraus, Don Toriani and the late Brian Pohanka to ensure historical accuracy. Pohanka and Kraus also worked on Ron Maxwell's Gettysburg and Ed Zwick's Glory. This "film"(again I gag), should be destroyed and forgotten and the same for all the DVD copies. This is not censorship- it is a mercy killing for the sake of honoring the men who gave the last full measure and ought not to be offended in such a way. This director is about to finish work on "Killing Lincoln" A friend of mine is in it, I hope that the director has done his homework.