Outstanding film

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2002)

This film does an outstanding job of presenting both political views in a historically accurate presentation. If you have the usual gnat-like attention span of modern viwers, the 6 hour epic is not for you.
Otherwise, all key aspects of the battle are presented showing the key historical figures carrying out their correct actions. The 6 hours does allow the figures dialogue true to the situation. The emotions may seem over the top to those who haven't faced death during warfare. To those who have known the experience, the feeling the men have for their comrades rings true. The battle scenes especially Pickett's Charge are accurate and carried out by Civil War Reenactors.