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6.3/10 • 184

2003-02-21 • 3h 39m

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The nation's heart was touched by...

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.

Directors
Ronald F. Maxwell
Editors
Corky Ehlers

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  1. Stephen Lang

    Stephen Lang

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson

  2. Jeff Daniels

    Jeff Daniels

    Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

  3. Robert Duvall

    Robert Duvall

    Gen. Robert E. Lee

  4. Kevin Conway

    Kevin Conway

    Sgt. Buster Kilrain

  5. C. Thomas Howell

    C. Thomas Howell

    Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

  6. Jeremy London

    Jeremy London

    Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton

  7. Matt Letscher

    Matt Letscher

    Col. Adelbert Ames

  8. Brian Mallon

    Brian Mallon

    Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock

  9. Bo Brinkman

    Bo Brinkman

    Maj. Walter Taylor

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Mark Rushow

Jun 22, 2017

4/10

It is too afraid of reality to depict truths. Rather it hides behind a facade of being artistically 'old filmy' in styling; as too paint the whole in the romanticised vision (whitewash) held by those that love the idea of the Civil War. It was rather unbearable to say the least.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$56,000,000.00
Revenue
$12,900,000.00
Keywords
generalbased on true storyrise and fallbattledeathunion soldierconfederate soldieramerican civil warsecession19th centuryviolencebased on real person