Gettysburg

1993 · 254 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 32,227 VOTES · DIR. Ronald F. Maxwell

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Overview

In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,889 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:18 ...the Confederate army of Northern Virginia, Robert E. Lee commanding...
00:15:04 -Colonel, are you all right? -Yeah.
00:23:30 We can't win with these lame-brained bastards from West Point.
00:33:43 Sir.
00:44:16 J.N.O. Buford.
00:52:56 ...and have them move in alongside you, lengthening your line.
01:04:16 It's perfect, sir.
01:14:03 General, I will bring up my boys as soon as I can.
01:23:01 ...but I hear tell you have a strong stomach.
01:30:06 Right when the war was beginning...
01:38:48 Sir, I most respectfully request another assignment.
01:48:33 Longstreet's corps will be coming up...
01:55:55 Heads lying everywhere.
02:04:20 I can't call this one off. You know it.
02:14:34 SOLDIER: Keep your head down.
02:30:35 Bayonets!
02:43:27 LEE: General, I’m very glad to see you well.
02:52:57 We all began to....
03:02:40 Sustained 50 percent casualties, sir.
03:14:29 But don't open up till I give the word and everything's in position.
03:24:45 ...on opposing sides in a great war?
03:39:20 ...was the Virginian Patrick Henry.
04:08:35 Sir, could you tell me what your name is? Who you are?
20:00:00 in the field. We're in good shape, I think.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,889
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:04:18
Final line20:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRonald F. Maxwell
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25,000,000
Revenue$12,700,000
IMDb votes32,227