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The American Civil War

Movies and TV

Movies

I have seen debates about many movies about the Civil War on discussion groups. Here's a list of some. If anyone knows of Web sites about any of these specific movies, I would appreciate finding out about them. Or maybe someone would like to start such Web pages. Or maybe you would just like to write a review of any of these movies; I'd publish it here and give you a byline.

This list contains movies good and bad.
See bottom of page for some appropriate general references to movies.

• Abraham Lincoln, D. W. Griffith, 1930; movie on Have Fun with History site
• Andersonville
• Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Cecily Tyson, 1974
• The Blue and the Gray, Stacy Keach
• Dark Command, John Wayne, 1940
• His Trust, D. W. Griffith, 1911
• His Trust Fulfilled, D. W. Griffith, 1911
• Birth of a Nation, D. W. Griffith, 1915 Review: Tim Dirks
• Drums in the Deep South, Have Fun with History
• Friendly Persuasion, Gary Cooper, 1955
• The General, Buster Keaton, 1927 Review: Tim Dirks; movie on Have Fun with History site
• Gettysburg, 1993, Ron Maxwell site
• Glory, 1990
• Gone with the Wind. 1939 Review: Tim Dirks
• Guns of Fort Holman
• Hearts in Bondage, Have Fun with History
• The Horse Soldiers, John Wayne, William Holden
• The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
• In Old Kentucky
• Jezebel, Bette Davis, 1938 Review: Tim Dirks
• The Little Colonel, Shirley Temple, 1935
• Major Dundee, Charleton Heston
• Nor Long Remember - The Gettysburg Address, Have Fun with History
• North and South, Patrick Swayze
• Pharoah's Army, Kentucky Arts Commission
• Raintree County, Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, 1957
• Red Badge of Courage, Audie Murphy, 1951
• So Red the Rose, 1935
• Tennessee Johnson, Lionel Barrymore, 1942

2-Frame movies from the Civil War, Have Fun with History
Civil War Movie List (Videos), Teddy Blue
The Greatest Films, Tim Dirks
Have Fun with History, free movies online
The Internet Movie Database
Movies, Savage/Goodner Camp, includes sound clips
Movies on the Internet, TuneInNetwork.com

TV

• North and South, unofficial site on the miniseries
• Pharaoh's Army

March 19, 2009