Spies in Crinoline

2009
2h

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Trailer for the docudrama "Spies in Crinoline," to be premiered in Fairfax County, Va. on September 20, 2009. It is at Cinema Arts Theatre at either 5:00 or 7:00 p.m. True story of Civil War heroines, Antonia Ford and Laura Ratcliffe, who spied for the South.

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Civil War docudrama on Confederate female spies in Union-occupied Northern Virginia, focusing on Antonia Ford, jailed for her role in partisan ranger John Singleton Mosby's celebrated raid o... Read allCivil War docudrama on Confederate female spies in Union-occupied Northern Virginia, focusing on Antonia Ford, jailed for her role in partisan ranger John Singleton Mosby's celebrated raid on Fairfax Courthouse and capture of Brigadier General Edwin Stoughton.Civil War docudrama on Confederate female spies in Union-occupied Northern Virginia, focusing on Antonia Ford, jailed for her role in partisan ranger John Singleton Mosby's celebrated raid on Fairfax Courthouse and capture of Brigadier General Edwin Stoughton.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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8/10

Interesting True Story

This film tells an interesting and little known true story from the American Civil War and mostly does so well. Parts of it are a little slow-paced, however, and the quality of both acting and costumes varies considerably among the characters. The film contains some striking visuals and a few very moving scenes along with some extended gory battle and medical sequences. The lead characters of Antonia, Laura, and Joseph are portrayed sensitively and all resemble their historical counterparts. Intercuts of stills and narration with the reenactor footage help to document the veracity of the story. The film is more a love story than an account of Civil War espionage.

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