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Shenandoah

  • 19651965
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 45m
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James Stewart, Glenn Corbett, Rosemary Forsyth, Doug McClure, and Patrick Wayne in Shenandoah (1965)
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During the Civil War, a Virginia farmer and his family vow to remain neutral, but one of the sons is captured by Union soldiers, sending the farmer to his rescue.During the Civil War, a Virginia farmer and his family vow to remain neutral, but one of the sons is captured by Union soldiers, sending the farmer to his rescue.During the Civil War, a Virginia farmer and his family vow to remain neutral, but one of the sons is captured by Union soldiers, sending the farmer to his rescue.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.8K
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  • Director
    • Andrew V. McLaglen
  • Writer
    • James Lee Barrett
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • Doug McClure
    • Glenn Corbett
Top credits
  • Director
    • Andrew V. McLaglen
  • Writer
    • James Lee Barrett
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • Doug McClure
    • Glenn Corbett
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    • 101User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 nominations total

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    Shenandoah
    Trailer 2:12
    Shenandoah

    Photos87

    Phillip Alford in Shenandoah (1965)
    James Stewart in Shenandoah (1965)
    James Stewart, Phillip Alford, and Paul Fix in Shenandoah (1965)
    James Stewart in Shenandoah (1965)
    James Stewart in Shenandoah (1965)
    James Stewart, Rosemary Forsyth, and Patrick Wayne in Shenandoah (1965)
    Shenandoah (1965)
    James Stewart in Shenandoah (1965)
    James Stewart in Shenandoah (1965)
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    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Doug McClure
    Doug McClure
    • Samas Sam
    Glenn Corbett
    Glenn Corbett
    • Jacobas Jacob
    Patrick Wayne
    Patrick Wayne
    • Jamesas James
    Rosemary Forsyth
    Rosemary Forsyth
    • Jennieas Jennie
    Phillip Alford
    Phillip Alford
    • Boyas Boy
    Katharine Ross
    Katharine Ross
    • Annas Ann
    Charles Robinson
    Charles Robinson
    • Nathanas Nathan
    Jim McMullan
    Jim McMullan
    • Johnas John
    • (as James McMullan)
    Tim McIntire
    Tim McIntire
    • Henryas Henry
    Gene Jackson
    Gene Jackson
    • Gabrielas Gabriel
    • (as Eugene Jackson Jr.)
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Dr. Tom Witherspoonas Dr. Tom Witherspoon
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Pastor Bjoerlingas Pastor Bjoerling
    George Kennedy
    George Kennedy
    • Col. Fairchildas Col. Fairchild
    James Best
    James Best
    • Carter - Rebel Soldieras Carter - Rebel Soldier
    Tom Simcox
    Tom Simcox
    • Lt. Johnsonas Lt. Johnson
    Berkeley Harris
    • Capt. Richardsas Capt. Richards
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Jenkins - Rebel Soldieras Jenkins - Rebel Soldier
    • Director
      • Andrew V. McLaglen
    • Writer
      • James Lee Barrett
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The opening battle scenes are taken from Raintree County (1957) and are printed as a mirror image of the original footage. The same scenes can also be seen in, amongst other films, How the West Was Won (1962).
    • Goofs
      When Boy and Gabriel are found by the creek there is a young African-American soldier with the Union band. Then later Gabriel, a young African-American boy, is seen fighting along side Union troops. Free Blacks and former slaves did not integrate into Union regiments, but instead, served in all-Negro regiments.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Anderson: Do you like her?

      Lt. Sam: Well, I just said I...

      Charlie Anderson: No, no. You just said you loved her. There's some difference between lovin' and likin'. When I married Jennie's mother, I-I didn't love her - I liked her... I liked her a lot. I liked Martha for at least three years after we were married and then one day it just dawned on me I loved her. I still do... still do. You see, Sam, when you love a woman without likin' her, the night can be long and cold, and contempt comes up with the sun.

    • Connections
      Edited from Gone with the Wind (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Oh Shenandoah
      (uncredited)

      Traditional

      Heard as theme twice during the film

    User reviews101

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    Top review
    9/10
    It Never Gets Old
    It is intriguing how some comments confidently classify "Shenandoah" (1965) as an anti-war film and others see it as pro-war propaganda (insert Vietnam here). The anti-war advocates must be basing their position on the film's similarity to "Friendly Persuasion" while the propaganda pundits appear to have been influenced by the fact that screenwriter James Lee Barrett would write the script for "The Green Berets" a couple years later. But given that the screenplay was written in 1963 and actual production completed by late 1964, it is unlikely that Vietnam (pro or con) was much of a factor. National consciousness was a couple years away from regarding that little adventure as something of real significance.

    I think the real strength of "Shenandoah" is that it maintains the same kind of uneasy neutrality that the Anderson family holds to throughout the film. It shows good and bad people on both sides as the family attempts to just distance themselves as much as possible from the conflict. That they are not entirely successful in doing so hardly sends a clear message of either pacifism of patriotism.

    Director Andrew V. McLaglen's films are some of the least political you are likely to find, the exception being his frequent focus on strong women. In "Shenandoah", neither Charlie Anderson (James Stewart) nor his six sons are a match for daughter Jennie (Rosemary Forsyth). The father-daughter dynamic purposely gets a disproportionate amount of screen time as Jennie is shown to be the child most like the father and the only one who routinely stands up to him. This merits the most attention if one is looking for subtle political messages in the film.

    Stewart is the only cast member with more screen time than Forsyth. Her romantic scenes with Doug McClure are also first rate, with a touch of comic relief as you begin to realize that he has little idea what he is getting himself into. And their reunion scene at the prisoner of war train is handled extremely well.

    Civil war buffs will generally enjoy this film as it presents the war from the (until then unprecedented) point of view of a southern family who did not buy into the frenzy for secession in 1861 and remains resolute even as their property is overrun with union troops. It wouldn't be until "Cold Mountain" that another film would present the reality of a not so united southern home front. Eastern Tennessee and western Virginia remained pro-union, and Winston County, Alabama seceded from the state and attempted to stay in the union.

    Of course the buffs will find many inaccurate historical details. At one point the doctor mentions losing a son the year before at Gettysburg, yet much later Carter notes that the besieged troops at Vicksburg are eating rats (the Gettysburg battle ended the day before Vicksburg surrendered). And just after Jennie drives away the federal procurement agents with a single shot rifle, the family rides off equipped with the latest lever action models.

    Like McLaglen's "The Rare Breed", "Shenandoah" is somewhat of a chick flick, making it a novelty among historical action adventure films.

    Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.
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    • Were there farmers and other civilians in Virginia who tried to remain neutral at the beginning of the war?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 29, 1965 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fields of Honor
    • Filming locations
      • Oregon, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,268,889
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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