Lee resigns from the Union Army as Virginia votes to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy, beginning the Civil War. īoth Shaara and Maxwell expressed displeasure at the theatrical edition of the film, and its poor returns forced Turner to cancel Maxwell's planned adaptation of Shaara's final Civil War novel The Last Full Measure. The Southern Poverty Law Center also asserted that the film endorsed the ' Lost Cause' myth. Although film critics complimented its performances and historically accurate details such as costumes, they criticized its length, pacing, and screenplay. The film was both a critical failure and a commercial failure at the box office. Originally running over five hours in length, the film was cut by an hour and a half for its 2003 theatrical release, with the full 'Extended Director's Cut' being released eight years later in 2011. It stars Stephen Lang as Stonewall Jackson, Jeff Daniels as Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and Robert Duvall as General Robert E.

The film follows the story of Stonewall Jackson from the beginning of the American Civil War to his death at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Most of the film was personally financed by media mogul Ted Turner. It is an adaptation of the 1996 novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara and prequel to Maxwell's 1993 film Gettysburg. Gods and Generals is a 2003 American epic war drama film written and directed by Ronald F.

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