We had to cut it down for theatrical release and we released three hours and forty minutes. „Well, back in ’02, we shot about a 230-page script, so we knew we were gonna have a film of epic proportions and when we cut it together, it was about five hours.
As a result of that, the movie was too long for movie theaters and needed to be cut.
The movie focusses on Thomas Jonathan Jackson.ĭirector and screenplay writer Maxwell tries to tell the story accurately. It describes the beginning of the American civil war starting with the secession and ending before the battle in Pennsylvania. Gods and Generals is the prequel of the movie Gettysburg, based on the same-titled novel by Jeffrey Shaara. Compared are the Theatrical Version and the Extended Director's Cut, both released by Warner Home Video.
