Gods and Generals

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Gods and Generals

"The nation's heart was touched by..."

2003

3h 39m

6.3(184 votes)

Drama

History

War

Overview

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.

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Cast & Crew

36 members

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Stephen Lang

Lt. Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson

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Jeff Daniels

Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

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Robert Duvall

Gen. Robert E. Lee

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Kevin Conway

Sgt. Buster Kilrain

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C. Thomas Howell

Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

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Jeremy London

Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton

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Matt Letscher

Col. Adelbert Ames

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Brian Mallon

Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock

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Bo Brinkman

Maj. Walter Taylor

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Bruce Boxleitner

Lt. Gen. James Longstreet

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William Sanderson

Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill

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Billy Campbell

Maj. Gen. George Pickett

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Ryan Cutrona

Brig. Gen. Marsena Patrick

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Mia Dillon

Jane Beale

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Justin Dray

George Jenkins

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Robert Easton

John Janney

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Frankie Faison

Jim Lewis

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Miles Fisher

John Beale

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John Castle

Old Penn

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Conn Horgan

Pvt. Dooley

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Barry McEvoy

Marion Sibert

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Robert Byrd

Confederate General

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Karen Goberman

Lucy Beale

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Joseph Fuqua

Col. J. E. B. Stuart

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Patrick Gorman

Gen. John Bell Hood

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Lydia Jordan

Jane Corbin

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Ed Markey

Irish Brigade Officer

Production

Ted Turner

Col. Tazewell Patton

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Thomas B. Mason

Old Man in Fredericksburg (as Tom Boyd Mason)

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Gary Gustin

Confederate Soldier

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William Morgan Sheppard

Gen. Isaac Trimble

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Buck Taylor

Gen. Maxcy Gregg

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Herb Mitchell

Union Officer (uncredited)

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Andrew Prine

Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett (uncredited)

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Michael Sorvino

Federal Soldier

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Mira Sorvino

Fanny Chamberlain

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