Top billed cast

1. 

   Stephen Lang

   Lt. Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson

2. 

   Jeff Daniels

   Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

3. 

   Robert Duvall

   Gen. Robert E. Lee

4. 

   Kevin Conway

   Sgt. Buster Kilrain

5. 

   C. Thomas Howell

   Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

6. 

   Jeremy London

   Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton

7. 

   Matt Letscher

   Col. Adelbert Ames

8. 

   Brian Mallon

   Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock

9. 

   Bo Brinkman

   Maj. Walter Taylor

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2019-07-08

***Way better than "Gettysburg"***

Even though I love the Civil War I waited a full six and a half years before catching the prequel "Gods and Generals" (2003). Why? Because 1993's "Gettysburg" was so unimpressive. While "Gettysburg" has some worthwhile scenes it was merely okay on a whole, and sometimes downright tedious. How the filmmakers made the Civil War's biggest battle boring (generally speaking) is beyond me.

Gods and Generals" is the prequel detailing the battles of First Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, which are largely viewed through the lens of Stonewall Jacks...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$56,000,000.00

Revenue
$12,923,936.00

Keywords

• general
• based on true story
• rise and fall
• battle
• death
• union soldier
• confederate soldier
• american civil war
• secession
• 19th century
• violence
• based on real person