Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Year: 1993

Runtime: 254 mins

Language: English

Director: Ronald F. Maxwell

DramaWarHistoryWar and historical adventureEpic history and literature

Same land, same god, different dreams. In the summer of 1863 General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, aiming for Washington, D.C. Union General George G. Meade positions the Potomac army defensively, setting the stage for the decisive Battle of Gettysburg, a turning point in the Civil War.

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