Gettysburg (1993 film)

254 minutes

The film follows the plot line of Killer Angels. The focus on the first day is on John Buford, who selects the battlefield. The focus on the second day is Joshua Chamberlains defense of Little Round Top. The focus on the following evening is on preparation for and the execution of Picketts Charge. James Longstreet is the major focus of those scenes.The film was originally intended to have been a TV miniseries. The producers originally pitched the project to ABC in 1991. ABC initially agreed to back the project, but when a miniseries about George Armstrong Custer, Son of the Morning Star, got low ratings, ABC pulled out. It wasnt long until media mogul Ted Turner picked it up and the film went into production. ........

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