Gettysburg: Three Days of Destiny (2004) (V)

Director:

Robert Child

Writer:

Robert Child (writer)

Release Date:

22 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Tagline:

The battle for the soul of America

Plot:

Gettysburg Three days of Destiny is the compelling story of the commanders, decisions and pivotal moments of the battle that turned the tide of the American Civil War

Plot Keywords:

American Civil War | Civil War

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Steve Schlosser	...	General John Buford
Bob Bosler	...	President Jefferson Davis
Benjamin Black	...	General Robert E. Lee
Andy Waskie	...	General George Gordon Meade (as Dr. Andy Waskie)
Michael Riley	...	General John Reynolds
Ronald A. Hawkins	...	General James Longstreet (as Ronald Hawkins)
Patrick Falci	...	General A.P. Hill
Ronald Bieber	...	General Richard Anderson
David Huber	...	General Francis C. Barlow
Brian Egbert	...	General John B. Gordon
Bruce Stocking	...	General Winfield Scott Hancock
Charlie Zahm	...	Federal Soldier-Singer
William Norrell	...	Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Andy Redmond	...	Father William Corby (as Andrew Redmond)
Jay Vogel	...	Colonel Edwin P. Alexander

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild combat scenes.

Runtime:

USA:86 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Rob Child & Associates

An epic event told by rank armatures

An epic event told by rank armatures

As a Civil War buff I received this DVD as a gift. It is almost better to use it as a coaster. Though the film accurately tells the story of the battle, and includes some of the more interesting anecdotes, most of the acting is so very poor that it is barely watchable. The few who do a worthy job are not even credited for their performance, and most who are should wish to have their names removed from the listing. Many have criticized the Ron Maxwell film "Gettysburg" (1993) for bad acting on the part of many supporting players, but they should win rave reviews when compared to nearly everyone in this work. The only redeeming feature are some of the visuals. However, so much of the casting is also horribly annoying -- a portly R.E.Lee indeed -- that one can't even watch with the sound off just to see the worthy reenactment scenes. As much as I would like to say the film has usefulness as a historical documentary, it is just to painful to watch to serve in even that capacity.