In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
Editor's Verdict
"The movie 'Gettysburg' is a historical war drama set in the summer of 1863. There is no evidence whatsoever that the setting, plot, themes, iconography, or resolution are connected to the Christmas season."
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Cast & Crew
Jeff Daniels
Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Tom Berenger
Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet
Martin Sheen
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam Elliott
Brig. Gen. John Buford
Stephen Lang
Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett
C. Thomas Howell
Lieut. Thomas D. Chamberlain
Richard Anderson
Maj. Gen. George G. Meade
Richard Jordan
Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead
Kevin Conway
Sergeant Buster Kilrain
Andrew Prine
Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett
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