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A Divine Spark: Making the Movie "Gettysburg"

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Reel History celebrates the 30th anniversary of the movie "Gettysburg" by interviewing reenactors and historians who participated in the film shoots. This special commemorative episode was made possible by the hospitality of the Gettysburg Heritage Center: www.gettysburgmuseum.com.
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Reel History delves into historical films to separate fact from fiction. These engaging episodes explore, contextualize, and clarify stories related to the most famous historical movies. In contrast to the more prevalent "reaction" videos, these installments seek not only to entertain but to educate and inform. For host Jared Frederick and producer Andrew Collins, these episodes are a labor of love and a means of expressing passion for the past as well as cinema. Courteous viewer feedback is always welcome. The views expressed are our own and do not necessarily represent our employers or organizations with which we are involved.
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@Enfield-1853 10 месяцев назад

Talked to a reenactor that was in the little round top scene while I was reenacting a couple years after movie. He said in one take Chamberlin's first Sargeant said during a Confederate charge "It looks like the whole Red Army" instead of Rebel. One of the reenactors near by then said "You mean we got to fight the Russians too."😊

@thecivilwarguy3674 8 месяцев назад

Nice

@vincentbergman4451 2 месяца назад

That’s hilarious

@raymondswenson1268 2 месяца назад

Years later, after Daniels had again portrayed Joshua Chamberlain at the Battle of Fredericksburg, he found out for the first time that one of his Michigan ancestors had served in the Union Army, at both Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. Having become familiar with the realities of those battles, this knowledge hit him with great force. And his casting in those two films came to have great personal meaning for him.

@Tomatohater64 2 месяца назад

The best gift I ever received in my life, and I'm 60, was in 1971 when I got a Marx Blue and Gray Civil War set of plastic toy soldiers. Loved it to death. Played with it for years setting up battles. When my family moved in March of 1978, my mother threw out all of my toy soldier sets, including this one. Concerning the movie, I bought it 15 years ago and have watched it at least 20 times.

@cynthiacarter514 2 месяца назад

My Johnny West collection was thrown away. I am still not over.

@jeffreyblack9493 10 месяцев назад

Im 37, i credit my path in life to this movie. Became a lifelong Civil war fanatic at 7, annual trips to the battlefield, worked at Fort Sumter, married a ranger who works at Antietam. I teach history now. If it wasnt for this movie I could've been a successful accountant, politician, "or whatever king in London". Thank you Ted Turner

@lightsone2159 10 месяцев назад

I was an extra on the Pickett's Charge portion of this movie. Terry Hartzell (featured in this documentary) is my pard. I was in the 3rd Ark. Inf., Co C, in Arkansas at the time. I'd been in the hobby about 6 months when we came up on a rented bus. That's a story unto itself. I really didn't know what I was doing. In one scene, I was supposed to take a hit coming over the Emmitsburg Rd. fence. I dropped my Enfield next to me and someone came over the fence, stepped on it and broke off a piece of the stock near the barrel end. I brought it back home afterward and glued it back on the stock. It's largely invisible now but I still remember that when I pick up the rifle. On a couple of occasions, we were late coming back from the set and missed getting fed properly. All in all, the food was good and plentiful. The movie people even had 4-wheelers going around with fruit during the day and sack lunches at noon. The showers talked about in this were ice water showers. Very cold from wells the water came from. There's a scene when the Confederates step out of the woods and fix bayonets. My captain had drilled us well and when we fixed bayonets, it's in perfect unison. There's a lot more I remember, but it takes up too much room.

@gijoe508 10 месяцев назад

I am 34 years old. Saw the movie when my dad rented it from blockbuster right after it came out. I’ve loved this movie ever since. I had been to Gettysburg before it came out and knew a little bit about it even as a 4 or 5 year old but the movie really sparked my interest. Still love history and historical reenactment and movies.

@davidk7324 10 месяцев назад

"Korean actors." Christ, that's funny. "Wrong side again, Jane!" Priceless. Your work should be part of a Director's Cut package. I think this will be viewed and appreciated 100 years from now, just like the movie.

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Thank you

@gpfoster1966 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, when he told that story... blond from California, I immediately thought of that commercial from a few years back. "I don't eat meat 'cause I'm a Veterinarian!"

@ryanbennett1933 5 месяцев назад

Phenomenal movie. Solid casting. Incredible soundtrack. Held the test of time. And without all the CGI and effects which modern movies thrive on.

@elvacartwightneesites 10 месяцев назад

I grew up near Gettysburg and it was our Sunday outtings as a children...my brother, his brothers-in- law and his grandson were in this movie...our father was a big collector as a matter my brother and father had pictures taken with both Union and Confederate vets in 1940...we have family members listed on the face of the Pennsylvania monument...my great great uncle was a drummer boy at the bsttle at Gettysburg...memories oh and the stories we grew up on...

@kenwbrenner 10 месяцев назад

I've always enjoyed this movie. No bad language, just a good historical film. This video was very well made. Appreciate the way it was put together, especially the interviews with the reinactors. Thanks!

@CSAFD 10 месяцев назад

I’m related to Confederate General John Bell Hood 1831-1879, wounded severely @ Gettysburg near the devils den on July 2,1863, then September 20,1863 @ chickamagua. My land is the first day battle of Harrisburg/Tupelo, Mississippi on July 14,1864, the other land my family owns is the battle of Old Town Creek/Tupelo 2nd day on July 15,1864.

@FranciscoPreira 10 месяцев назад

And there's one of all times my favourites, seen it more than 20 times, and never got tired yet. I collect models, toy soldiers, my first box bought around when I had 8 years old was an Airfix 1/72 ACW Artillery set. I'm not a US citizen, my only visit there was to visit the Gettysburg battlefield. A big thanks to all envolved in this great movie, best regards. And a bit thanks to "Reel History" for sharing this superb set of interviews.

@roostercogburn101 10 месяцев назад

This was a well-done documentary about the story of a movie that I believe everyone should see. I remember watching this movie as a kid, but there was a lot I didn’t quite understand. But now, this movie brings out so many emotions that it’s hard to explain into words how I feel. It’s an incredible movie that I watch at least once a year now. This was a fun documentary to watch because we saw the making through the perspective of the reenactors and not the Hollywood actors we normally see. This I feel was more relevant to more “every day” people, and I really enjoyed the stories they told! Thank you, Jared and Andrew for capturing this very well! This took a lot of work and I could tell you poured your heart and soul into this. Amazing!!

@michaelkiplinger8473 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for creating and sharing this look back at the making of the movie. I was blessed to be able to be a reenactor in the movie. My profile picture is from a moment between takes where my friend and I served as members of the 20th Maine. We also participated in the filming of Pickett's Charge where we served as Union and Confederate soldiers. The unit we reenacted with is the 8th Ohio Company B Commanded by Tom Downes. The most emotional moment I experienced during the filming was after we had served as Confederate soldiers during Pickett's charge. I was blessed to be a part of the charge, and to witness firsthand the martial beauty of the advance. We were cheered on by the artillery crews as the bands played, and we felt invincible. Once the charge was complete, there was a call for individuals to filter back after the repulse of the charge, and I along with my friend Chris Anselm and our Captain Tom Downs formed a small group where we helped a wounded Chris Anselm back across the field. What started as a the most amazing assault I had ever witnesses in reenacting was now a shambles, and as we crossed that hallowed ground fighting to hold back tears, and thinking of how they must have felt, our Captain whispered, "It's ok boy I promised your mother I would bring you back safe". Needless to say, the tears flowed like rain.

@SouthernGentleman 10 месяцев назад

Gettysburg and Gods and Generals were absolute classics. Telling the story of soldiers that fought in America’s deadliest war

@johnschuh8616 8 месяцев назад

God’s and Generals made the lefties unhappy. That was because they showed many slaves relatively happy with their lot. Fact is on many farms, there was a relationship somewhat like the upstairs, downstairs relationship between the English noble families and the “help”. Mainly that excerpt for the “top” hands and a few favorites they were "invisible” to the family. On course Forrest did being his “men” with him and trusted them implicitly, because he was both tough and generous for good service.

@wings8540 10 месяцев назад

I have watched this movie more times than I can remember. Thank you so much for giving a peak behind the curtain with the reenactors that were the heart and soul of the film. I especially appreciated the segment where the actors address the historical missteps of the film, especially given the more modern lens. Balancing history and creating a compelling movie is a really difficult problem, which this channel illustrates fantastically. Please keep up the great work!

@Tomatohater64 2 месяца назад

I want the 5-hour director's cut. Where can I find it? I'll buy it for sure.

@BambuSouljaBlessUP 10 месяцев назад

I became a civil war buff after going to Gettysburg in 1994 and the Movie is one of my all time favorites , this is great ! thank you !

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching. We poured our hearts into this video.

@BambuSouljaBlessUP 10 месяцев назад

Anytime !!! Your channel is a big inspiration ! Bless and love @@ReelHistory

@stephentosterud9375 10 месяцев назад

I was 14 when this movie came out and I had just started reenacting. This movie did and still means a lot to me.

@christaselig6735 9 месяцев назад

These are my people: how I wish I knew such men--my father would have appreciated these men. My great-great-granduncle fought with Sherman all four years, and my great-great-grandfather secured the high-ground at Gettysburg with Buford.

@chrisg.9983 10 месяцев назад

Great job! That was one of the best things I've watched on RU-vid in a long time.

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks!

@davemac1197 10 месяцев назад

A superb production. Well done guys. I thought this might be over long, but it turned out to be very absorbing. I watched Gettysburg several times in one week as it was repeated every day on one of our movie channels a few years ago and finally ended up catching all three parts in the right order. Wished I had seen these interviews somewhere in the middle of that week so I could look out for some of these scenes. Good stuff.

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, Dave!

@francisbusa1074 9 месяцев назад

This sure brings back a lot of memories from the '90s when my wife and I were C.W. reenactors. E Co. 2nd Vermont Volunteer Infantry. Sedgewick's Sixth Corps.

@johnstrong283 10 месяцев назад

I wish I could have known they were making this , I was in the movie when I was 19. I was there for the 6 days they wanted as many reenactors as possible for the Pickett's charge scenes. I have quite a few stories I could have shared........I still can.

@ernestpimlott Месяц назад

Brian Mallon, a neighbour/good friend of mine in Dublin, Ireland played General Hancock in this movie..We shared many pints, songs and stories together :-)

@jannarkiewicz633 10 месяцев назад

I'm kind of at a loss for words. This is just so fantastic.

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. We put everything we had into it.

@jannarkiewicz633 10 месяцев назад

@@ReelHistory unlike your books, I can't buy it. I really like how they even discussed 30 years later how view of the Civil War had changed without being over the top.

@cindyknudson2715 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for capturing this bit of history, too, as told through their recollections of their experience. Loved the accompanying photos and videoclips as well.

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@grapeshot 10 месяцев назад

I love the movie Glory that's what really got me interested in the black military part of the Civil War. Then I found out my great-great-grandfather served with the 5th USCC. And I really got interested then.

@CSAFD 10 месяцев назад

U still think the war was entirely over slavery? Adolf Lincoln the oval office has been disgraced since ADOLF LINCOLN in 1860 Adolf Lincoln's great legacy includes: 1. Raising taxes before the war that caused the South to pay more than the North. 2. Never freed anyone, particulary a slave. 3. Believed and stated blacks were inferior to whites. 4. Imprisoned thousands, without charges and without a trial, who disagreed with his policies of invading and subjugating the Southern people. 5. Shut down and destroyed any newspaper that criticized his actions or supported the South in secession. 6. Spent government funds on private ventures, enriching favored people. 7. Arrested delegates in Maryland so they could not vote on secession. 8. Occupied Delaware with the Army so that the state government could not even discuss Southern views. 9. CONGRESS NEVER DECLARED WAR, on April 15, 1861, when Lincoln issued a call for troops to Invaded the South and caused the death of 520,000 Southerners, not to mention his own side. 10. With his war, he single-handedly ended states rights, which empowered the federal government along with the Supreme court to do whatever they wanted. The republic formed by our Constitution came to an end. If you don't believe it, all I have to offer is Obamacare, same-sex marriage, no prayer or Bible reading in public. Sieges of Vicksburg, Petersburg, Richmond, Corinth and other confederate cities was exactly what Hitler did in Russia during World War Two (Leningrad, Stalingrad) Anaconda plan of blockade, was a war crime Federal POW camps of Douglas and Elmira killed 30,000 CSA soldiers thru disease and starvation in those two camps and the federal government had daily supplies coming in, while blockading the southern ports which caused the deaths of their own prisoners @ Andersonville where only 12,000 federal soldiers died, but the confederate states are the war criminals. Sherman’s March to sea was exactly what Hitler did in Russia during World War Two. And then he had the audacity to coin the phrase, "government of the people, by the people and for the people". Why do we honor this man? “Virginia did not secede in defense of slavery. Indeed, when Lincoln was inaugurated, March 4, 1861, Virginia was still in the Union. Only South Carolina, Georgia and the five Gulf states had seceded and created the Confederate States of America. At the firing on Fort Sumter, April 12-13, 1861, the first shots of the Civil War, Virginia was still inside the Union. Indeed, there were more slave states in the Union than in the Confederacy. But, on April 15, Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 volunteers from the state militias to march south and crush the new Confederacy. Two days later, April 17, Virginia seceded rather than provide soldiers or militia to participate in a war on their brethren. North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas followed Virginia out over the same issue. They would not be a party to a war on their kinfolk. Slavery was not the cause of this war. Secession was -- that and Lincoln's determination to drown the nation in blood if necessary to make the Union whole again. Nor did Lincoln ever deny it. In his first inaugural, Lincoln sought to appease the states that had seceded by endorsing a constitutional amendment to make slavery permanent in the 15 states where it then existed. He even offered to help the Southern states run down fugitive slaves. In 1862, Lincoln wrote Horace Greeley that if he could restore the Union without freeing one slave he would do it. The Emancipation Proclamation of Jan. 1, 1863, freed only those slaves Lincoln had no power to free -- those still under Confederate rule. As for slaves in the Union states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri, they remained the property of their owners.” Patrick Buchanan

@darylwilliams7883 9 месяцев назад

I have lost count of the number of times I've watched Gettysburg. I own in both on DVD and now as a download. About the only thing that would make me even happier with the movie is if I could find the extended cut with all the deleted scenes, which I've seen once but haven't been able to find since. Travelling down from Canada to the battle site is on my bucket list, following in the footsteps of Canadians who died with the 24th Michigan and 20th Maine, and other regiments too for all I know.

@user-fj7vm9fz2h 10 месяцев назад

I was one of the 120 mutineers. It was an interesting experience. I remember when airplanes flew overhead and it was bothering Jeff a lot. It must have taken 4/5 takes to get his first speech to us. It also took 2 days for that short part to get done. We were there from dawn till dusk. Happily I was in the scene. When it was shown in the theater I became a mini celebrity as the people around me recognized me. But no I had no lines to say. This was a Birthday gift from me to my close friend. He also was in that scene. Look for the man who pretended weariness with his head leaning over.

@darylwilliams7883 9 месяцев назад

Were there actually 120 guys? It didn't look like there were really that many. I've always wondered about that.

@user-fj7vm9fz2h 9 месяцев назад

@@darylwilliams7883 There was a short forced march that was filmed. It wasn’t far maybe 150 yards before the lineup in front of Chamberlain speech. Most times that’s cut out. In the line up sequence there was. But when we got to the Chamberlain part no. But the cameras were concentrated around Chamberlain. The more I watch the movie on television the more cut up it is. Oh the forced march? Was filmed in two parts. On a trail; and later up a little hill. I guess the exertion of that was supposed to make us look exhausted from the “forced march”. Were you there? Did you try the pop skull in the guys canteen? Wicked.

@darylwilliams7883 9 месяцев назад

@@user-fj7vm9fz2h As a huge fan of the film, I envy you the experience.

@user-fj7vm9fz2h 8 месяцев назад

Yes and H yes. I tried the pop skull.

@RH-sb5co 8 месяцев назад

One of my alltime favorite movie of any kind. My Son is named Joshua, not by coincidence.

@DOSBoxMom 10 месяцев назад

My brother was once hired as an extra for a movie about the CSS Hunley. He was an amputee (and bone cancer survivor), so he was perfect for a scene depicting casualties from one of the Hunley's failed attempts as a submarine. (No need to fold up a leg underneath him, because it was already gone!)

@philphucas3663 10 месяцев назад

Jared, my goodness, this is so well done. Wow and thank you! I leave inspired and it's been a while since I felt that way.

@johngingras 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic! This was just an incredibly awesome, well-done work. Those interviews were great. Thanks so much for this!

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@michaeleverett7247 9 месяцев назад

So good Jared well done with this 👏👏👏

@loarmistead 10 месяцев назад

One of my favorite movies! Thank you for this.

@bubwal23xifan 9 месяцев назад

I remember going to see this in the theater when it came out. I had looked forward to it being released because i was/am a huge civil war buff. Me and three friends went and for extra credit we had to give a report in AP history class. What killed us in the theater was when Col. Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels) was talking to his brother sitting on the rock after the battle of Little Round Top, you could see a yellow car going down the road in the corner of the screen. It was only there two or three seconds, but we all saw it and thought it was the funniest thing ever.

@beckysteinmiller338 10 месяцев назад

Excellent. Thank you for all your work putting this together. This has moved me as much as the movie itself.

@scotthatch2585 10 месяцев назад

I love that you combined the Ken burns style title cards! Thank you for doing this. It’s so well done!

@tommyanderson-filmmaker3976 10 месяцев назад

This was great. I'm friends with Patrick Gorman and here in LA some of us still call him "The General".

@laurellane1721 4 месяца назад

He's one of my favorite characters in the film!

@cynthiacarter514 2 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing your experiences when participating in the making of the movie.

@dbkfrogkaty1 10 месяцев назад

I bought the special box set on VHS tape of the extended version of the movie. Man, I watched the hell out of it! I had a "surround sound" system in my house back then. My favorite thing to do was wait for the confederate cannon fire scene just before Pickets change then turn the volume up nice and loud! So outstanding. This documentary was well done and hit all the main points of the film. Funny too.

@justinmays9680 10 месяцев назад

This great being in the hobby since 1998, I met many guys who were extras sad many of the guys are no longer here. I really enjoyed this

@user-er2ys7jh7e 4 месяца назад

Near the motel that I stayed at while in Gettysburg was the house that Robert E. Lee used as his headquarters. I remember the inside of it being OH SO SMALL. Also, I half-expected General Lee to come from a back room, and, ask me "May I help you, son?"😮😮😮😮

@MCricketB 10 месяцев назад

What a treat to hear all those great stories, bringing back fond memories! Thanks for the kind words about Brian. Jared I love your channel and watch it frequently.

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@oldcougar65 7 месяцев назад

This is a wonderful flick. It was filmed in the correct locations. The section on Little Round Top was outstanding. It really was kinda the turning point of the battle, and thus the turning point of the war. btw, I was a history major at Gettysburg College, and I drove the battlefield tour bus during the summer.

@timothymoore3218 10 месяцев назад

Comment made at 1:44. I am right there with you brother. It is difficult for me to watch. Some of my best pards are now gone. Glory, North and South, all have that melancholy vibe to it. Just a time that was here then came and went so quickly.

@StephenLuke 10 месяцев назад

Wonderful film!!! I became interested in this film two years ago when my mom drove my siblings and me for lunch at Sonic after church.

@Cailean_Mac 3 месяца назад

Fantastic interviews - great to hear all of these experiences. Thanks for posting it.

@kellymcvey4494 6 месяцев назад

So cool to hear that

@talbotsplace7316 10 месяцев назад

My brother and I often visited the battlefield. Our grandparents lived in Chambersburg and loved to do things for us. When we got older we'd drive ourselves. Last visit I turned on the "Last of the Mohicans" theme which always energizes me. When the movie came out I was handing a crisis (IT related) at the company I worked for. I told my boss, "I've waited all my life for this. I am going to see that movie right away!" And so I did. Carrying a walky talky, a beeper and and early phone making half hour call ins. It was worth it. When they showed AP Hill in his red battle shirt I swear we nearly started bawling...

@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse 10 месяцев назад

My brother called it the "bad beards movie" We had the movie on 2x VHS. I'd watch it incessantly growing up.

@calebmasek8568 10 месяцев назад

My birthday is on July 2nd at 5:14pm. Always grateful that I'm able to grow older just as the Battle of Gettysburg grows older. Will always come back to watching the movie year after year.

@davidvaninwagen9391 6 месяцев назад

Going over the wall was brutal for some of us. I took a rifle but to the face that took me right off my feet. I was carrying the Virginia colors in that take, and charged yelling into a wall of blue. I didn’t feel a thing because all of the adrenaline. What I did feel was the three people that fell on top of me and the 100 men trying to scramble over us. We were literally getting trampled.

@mwhyte1979 10 месяцев назад

While stationed at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City my local friends who had reenacted decided to go see this movie called Gettysburg. I thought that it was going to be one of those little forgettable movies that periodically gets made. When we got to the theater it blew me away that there was this huge crowd of folk's waiting to see the movie. Eventually I saw it three times in the theater and innumerable times on the small screen.

@bradleykeefer8896 8 месяцев назад

When it premiered in Cleveland, a dozen of us who had been in the movie went in our Union uniforms, though we had appeared as both sides in the Pickett's Charge scenes. There were other reenactors among the full house as well. It was quite a thrill. Later, I took a group of my college students to see it and they were very impressed. I still use clips in my history classes to illustrate the tactics and spectacle of Civil War combat (and indulge in some shameless self-promotion!).

@mwhyte1979 8 месяцев назад

@@bradleykeefer8896 couple of years after I retired from the service I got into reenacting and some of the folks in my unit was in the movie.

@cindyknudson2715 10 месяцев назад

I have to disagree with a criticism of the movie/story that was given here. The comment pointed to the fact that some people came away from the movie believing Kilrain was a real person. Why is that considered a negative? What does it matter if there was a person there with that exact name? That character represented any one of millions of men who have fought and died and aren't spoken of by name in history. People seeing the movie connected to him emotionally and through that they are subtly reminded that people they would have liked to meet, who were special in the lives of people who knew them, *lived* through what we call History.

@laurellane1721 4 месяца назад

I got annoyed at the guy who was complaining about the scene with Chamberlain telling his men what they were going to do. Good lord! How would the audience understand if it wasn't mapped out? Just because he knew, doesn't mean us normal viewers would know! Criticizing the movie for that, IMO, was just being nitpicky. Almost like there was an elitism in being a reenactor and knowing so much history.

@PotentialHistory 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for making this.

@gracedavis1854 6 месяцев назад

Excellent!!!

@Vinylcommunity89 10 месяцев назад

Going this weekend I can't wait

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Enjoy!

@Vinylcommunity89 10 месяцев назад

@@ReelHistory Thank you Jared !

@dboz7272 10 месяцев назад

Well done, Jared!

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@NancyPollyCy 10 месяцев назад

I love this movie. Gettysburg is part of my annual July 4th ritual. I'm actually a bit surprised at some of the "Yes, it's good but..." criticisms made by the commentators - they seemed a bit picky. I was particularly surprised by the "these soldiers were just like us" remarks regarding 19th century soldiers' mindsets. I suggest that the ones making that charge read or reread James McPherson's brilliant "For Cause and Comrades," where he compares the motivations and beliefs of soldiers from different wars. The Civil War was one of the last great "Romantic" wars (not hearts and flowers romance, but the philosophical and artistic movement.) You cannot separate the war, or Gettysburg, from that context.

@gpfoster1966 10 месяцев назад

I agree with you, though for historical accuracy, I do have to have to question the size of some of the men on camera, particularly on the Confederate side. Given what field rations typically were, and the miles that these men marched, there were no rotund soldiers in the field. They generally weren't feasting on "flapjacks in small mountains."

@davidk7324 10 месяцев назад

@gpfoster1966 There are certainly tradeoffs based on the age/weight of many of the re-enactors. The alternative would be to employ 2,000+ thin 16-35 yo "extras" who are clueless as to how to wear the "costumes," handle period sidearms, longarms, artillery, and perform battlefield unit movements. I think the overall authenticity the film's re-enactors brought to the work was well worth it despite the habitus of many.

@NancyPollyCy 10 месяцев назад

[snort] True, although those flapjacks were thanks in part to the involuntary largesse of the local farmers. Similar to the well-intentioned but disastrous "good luck" breakfast before D-Day, the unaccustomed large meal might well have had a negative effect on the Confederates. And officers did, of course, eat far better than the rank and file. I believe in her massive and amazing book on JL Chamberlain, Truelock cites letters mentioning that he actually gained weight! Of course, he lost it all again due to his frequent injuries and illnesses. @@gpfoster1966

@thejimshow7170 6 месяцев назад

When the guy points himself out at about 2:55, I'm the Staff Officer right in front of him.

@josephbingham1255 7 месяцев назад

A great movie. Good acting.

@SarahB1863 10 месяцев назад

Wonderful collection of memories! Kind of a bummer there's no mention of Richard Jordan. I guess nobody talked about him?

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Only in passing.

@emiliofernandez7570 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely phenomenal!!.

@diggles2142 10 месяцев назад

Great making of doc yall produced! love it!

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@johnnyquest3707 9 месяцев назад

Great movie, and thank you Stephen Lang and Sam Elliott for bringing your own facial hair. Everyone else were ridiculous. but the movie is so good I say that half jokingly.

@marcoprins1512 10 месяцев назад

This is one of the greatest Civil war movies made. Just everything about it made and make me give it 5 stars! Also the hystorical details are very good as far as I can judge. I am from The Netherlands and not many people have knowledge of this terrible brother vs brother war and it is not a big part of the hystory lessons on school. So maybe my judgement is only based on articles I read on internet and hystorical magazines. My fav. general in this movie is James Longstreet... not only because his grand-grand-grand parents where Dutch ;).

@carlclink9993 9 месяцев назад

I too worked on the movie Gettysburg. For the short time I worked on the film , I made it in a few really good scenes. I in fact give the command to the first cannons that one sees firing in the opening of the battle. I’m the fellow whose arm is raised as the camera pans up . I drop my arm and the two Napoleons Fire.

@philvermeulen4576 10 месяцев назад

This is wow amazingly love the reenactors side of the movie magic. I love the history of this time frame and how we became a nation on what we are today.. My first visit to gettysburg was in the summer of 1988 we went to flordia for my aunts wedding . Ans on the wqy back we hit stone mountain . Arlington cemetery, and my dad said well make a last stop to and in Gettysburg. Now this is way before the movie even came out i got my self a confederqre kepi ans a toy must. Loved it my mind wws becoming a sponge and trying to understand at my Early age. As we went back to school i would talk about Gettysburg never stop.talking about it. Teachers would asked my mom and parents if we had relatives that faught in the Civil War and finding out i had a relative that got killed during the of Gettysburg. So The Civil war stuck to me like glue.... of course i kinda lost interests and was into ww2 but just that didnt last to long so i stuck with the civil war. When i got into High school. Had this amazing teacher Mr Gibson first day of my freshmen year after school we talk about the civil war and i said so you do the reenactments he goes not quiet i compete in competition with the north and south Skirmish association he had a civil war class i took it and our book was bruce cotton civil war Great book We had a field trip to the gun range we did wig wag flag messaging, trying to figure out what we had said to each other lol mad a soldiers meal had made weeks before hardback lol some kid broke there nail on hardback dont nask me how we got the cannon into prositionee pushed to the range. Then they fired 3 live rounds no explosives rounds just solid shot. And a mortar then we had watch the skirmisher shoot and last but not least we had a chance. Never shot gun until then Not a modern or a repro an orgional from the civil war. As high school ended for me i need a hobby something that would keep me out of trouble i decided to try the competition got my father involved and now hes been passed i been shooting for 20+ years . I met Rob Lee Hodge great dude... and the association did the sound effect with the cannons shells flying sounds and muskets sounds . And lot of the cannons were own by charlie smithgal l that died last November great guy .. and our 10 pdr parrott was in the movie as well... sorry for this long message if it wasnt for this movie i dont think i would be so deep into our american history as i am today

@jmonroy261 10 месяцев назад

Love this video, Gettysburg is an excellent film, one of my faves. Have you read the scripts for a civil war mini series called "A Nation Divided" by Michael Frost Beckner? It was a project that as been in the making for several years but seems like it has finally been given up as Hollywood is skittish about making anything civil war related. Anyways, Beckner released his scripts for all episodes as a trilogy of novels and they are really good overall in my view, though I do have some issue with minor story lines. It took years to adapt the Killer Angels, with many of the same issues until finally it was picked up, but nowadays it is even more difficult to make anything civil war related due to the social and political climate in the country. If you are interested, I would encourage you to read the script/book, highly enjoyable and very heart wrenching at times. If you do end up enjoying it, maybe it might be a good idea to mention the books on your channel so they can get more exposure, and who know, maybe if enough people read them, some studio might take a chance on it.

@leondamarkee 10 месяцев назад

Marvelous production! Congratulations

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Many thanks!

@grapeshot 10 месяцев назад

I remember watching the Blue and the Gray when I was a kid and I was just starting to get into Civil War history but then I watched it again when I was much older and frankly I think that mini series sucked.

@bogtrotter17 9 месяцев назад

My first big cycle as a reenactor was the 140th, and the while the guys who had done the 135th or 125th were sort of minor celebrities in camp, if someone had been involved with the film you listened to tales with bated breath. A lot of the tales involved beer after a long day of filming. And where you could see them in the film.

@dennisyates1762 10 месяцев назад

Not exactly a Civil War buff, but was introduced to it by British author, J.T Edson & his Dusty Fog stories. Started way back in early '70's. Even bought a blue & grey kepi. Although some idiot printed US Cavalry on the front of the grey one. 🙄 Have a number of the movies that have come out. Enjoy this channel. 👍😁 From South Africa.

@mortalclown3812 5 месяцев назад

For all her flaws, America had a light once. Praying that we can remember the truth in 'E pluribus unum'.

@dmaher8774 10 месяцев назад

Scenes from this film and Gods @Generals were essential part of my Civil War class.

@carolinechronowski6080 10 месяцев назад

Excellent! I really enjoyed this.

@BELCAN57 10 месяцев назад

The movie that got me into reenacting.

@5.56Media 10 месяцев назад

Awesome!

@samuel10125 10 месяцев назад

I should watch this film again I watched it like once or twice.

@LA7Rose 10 месяцев назад

Shout out to the re enactor with the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps shirt on!

@TimMcCurry-ue9kr 3 месяца назад

I’m surprised that the National Park Service allowed the movie to be filmed on park ground. The Park Service always give me the impression that they think they own the Park. Well, they don’t. It is the people’s park.

@ajaxhero2004 3 месяца назад

I thought a whites horse is called a grey? The movie is amazing, I am from New Zealand and didn’t know much about your civil war. In 2004 we drove past the battlefield on our way back from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater. I asked the other Kiwi’s to stop here and have a look. But sadly none of them were interested. Maybe one day I will get to your battlefield to have a look around.

@Ugly_German_Truths 10 месяцев назад

There was no dry cleaning during the Civil war, but when you get people to give up their houses for hospitals, it's no stretch to see them accept money for washing stuff. Sure it would not be an daily occurrence but generals and Colonels would still be expected to look the part and not like some grunt who slept in ditches all the time.

@Zarastro54 10 месяцев назад

It’s funny that Hancock and Chamberlain are essentially switched from their historical heights in the movie due to their actors, yet I couldn’t imagine anyone else playing them.

@hikedayley9309 18 дней назад

Martin Sheen was not the guy to play General Lee.

@dannysunay4386 10 месяцев назад

I have never seen this movie! Is it good?

@Randy-nk2ne Месяц назад

Love the scene where chamberlain looks at the black man with pity and like he is an animal at the zoo.

@deogiriyadav8399 10 месяцев назад

Have u ever heard about.... Sardar udham... Movie??? It is one of the best historical movie ever seen in my life... It's based on 2 events.. First happened in 1919 in India... And second happened in 1940 in London.... N the when it happened in London, during the 2nd world war. It was one of the famous news in whole Europe.. More than 15 countries top newspapers covered that news.... Especially germans spread that news like wild fire... Check out the movie... I m sure u will thank me....

@deogiriyadav8399 10 месяцев назад

It's on Am a z on

@deogiriyadav8399 7 месяцев назад

Hmm.... This was my first comment... 3 months back...

@deogiriyadav8399 5 месяцев назад

It's more than 5 months...

@mranderson5668 7 месяцев назад

Too bad they can't make the 3rd and final film!

@Sueb18631 5 месяцев назад

Well, they could, they just can't use the original cast which is a real shame. But it'd be great if they did it with new actors.

@laurellane1721 4 месяца назад

@@Sueb18631 With the technology today, why not? Didn't they make Indiana Jones look a lot younger than Harrison Ford actually looks?

@Sueb18631 4 месяца назад

@@laurellane1721 They did, but that was for a scene or two. It wouldn't be possible to do it with the entire cast for the whole movie.

@laurellane1721 4 месяца назад

@@Sueb18631 But I can dream, can't I?

@Sueb18631 4 месяца назад

@@laurellane1721 Sure, go for it! :)

@PrinceChaloner 9 месяцев назад

1:20:18 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jerrysmooth24 10 месяцев назад

these movies need to be remade you cant have a movie like Gettysburg or GNG without rivers of blood imagine making a movie about Stalingrad or Okinawa were you have a bunch of middle aged reenactors goofily hopping around this movie is timeless and silly all at once.

@johnnylongfeather3086 9 месяцев назад

Gettis. burg.

@kingforaday8725 10 месяцев назад

Good movie but Tom Berringers beard just looked so fake.

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

You aren't wrong!

@laurellane1721 4 месяца назад

Yes, it looks fake but I ignore it as his performance is so good.

@TimMcCurry-ue9kr 3 месяца назад

Scott Hartwig: “A rough ‘Disney’ movie”? Really? Your supposed arrogant expertise is shining once again! Oh! You know more than us “little peasants” that are beneath you! Just proves my point about the National Park Service arrogant “culture.” Get over yourself, Scott Hartwig!

@johndavic7468 10 месяцев назад

Movies like this can never be made again. The hobby of Civil War reenacting is all but dead and gone

@ReelHistory 10 месяцев назад

Young people can't afford it, sadly.

@johndavic7468 10 месяцев назад

@@ReelHistory I am not so sure of that. I went to a " History Weekend" in the park in Lockport, Illinois. That is where I went to my first Civil War reenactment and caught the bug.There were actors for WW1, WW2, Civil War, Vietnam. The Civil War group was pretty small, but WW2 was very large with actors for just about every country that participated in that conflict. Their equipment is much more expensive then what I had as a Union soldier. And, not counting the trucks and tanks. Their machine guns were operated by propane. The young people are interested in the hobby, just not in the Civil War.

@ericsanger4408 10 месяцев назад

My only prayer is for future generations to remake an another authentic Gettysburg film. It can and will be better. Hoping AI can fill in the gaps. This one is too flawed and the 1st MN is > than the 20th ME.

@laurellane1721 4 месяца назад

If they remade it with the mind set of those now, not one Confederate would be shown in a positive light at all. They all want to believe how evil the south was. Everything would be based on current thought. No thank you. I do not want to see any civil war film put out by today's generation.