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The Killer Angels is a 1974 historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975.
- Michael Shaara
- 1974
Michael Shaara (June 23, 1928 – May 5, 1988) was an American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction.
The film Gettysburg, based on Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Killer Angels, has been called one of the greatest war movies of all time.
Complete order of Michael Shaara books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
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The film begins with a narrated map showing the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee, crossing the Potomac River to invade the North in June 1863, marching across Maryland and into Pennsylvania. On June 30, Confederate spy Henry Thomas Harrison reports to Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, commander of the First Corps, that the...
Confederate
1. Tom Berenger as Lieutenant General James Longstreet 2. Martin Sheen as General Robert E. Lee 3. Stephen Lang as Major General George Pickett 4. Richard Jordan as Brigadier General Lewis Armistead 5. Andrew Prine as Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett 6. Cooper Huckabee as Henry Thomas Harrison 7. Patrick Gorman as Major General John Bell Hood 8. Bo Brinkman as Major Walter H. Taylor 9. James Lancaster as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Fremantle 10. W. Morgan Sheppard as Major General Isaac R....
Union
1. Jeff Daniels as Colonel Joshua Chamberlain 2. Sam Elliott as Brigadier General John Buford 3. C. Thomas Howell as Lieutenant Thomas Chamberlain 4. Kevin Conwayas Sergeant Buster Kilrain 5. Brian Mallon as Major General Winfield Scott Hancock 6. Buck Taylor as Colonel William Gamble 7. John Diehlas Private Joseph Bucklin 8. Joshua D. Maurer as Colonel James Clay Rice 9. John Rothman as Major General John F. Reynolds 10. Richard Anderson as Major General George Meade 11. Billy Campbellas Lie...
Reeves Teletape Studios first acquired the rights for an adaptation of The Killer Angels in 1978. In 1981, Ronald F. Maxwell acquired the rights to the property and hired Michael Sharaa to write a screenplay adaptation. Although Sharaa died in 1988, Maxwell completed the 400-page screenplay. PolyGram Pictures agreed to produce the project as a film...
The soundtrack was composed by Randy Edelmanand issued on Milan Records. Two more soundtracks, More Songs and Music From Gettysburg and a Deluxe Commemorative Edition, were released as well. The first one included popular songs from the time period and a recitation of the Gettysburg Address by Jeff Daniels, while the second featured the original so...
The miniseries was set to air on TNT, but when Ted Turner saw part of the film during post-production, he realized it was much bigger than a miniseries and decided to release the film theatrically. The film was distributed by New Line Cinema which Turner had just acquired. Only released to 248 theaters at its widest release and limited to just one ...
Gods and Generals, a prequel based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Jeff Shaara (Michael Shaara's son), was released in 2003. It was also written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell and featured many returning cast members, including Jeff Daniels as Joshua Chamberlain, Kevin Conway as Buster Kilrain, and C. Thomas Howell as Thomas Chamberlain. S...
Originally intended to form part of a trilogy, a third film to be titled The Last Full Measure presenting the end of the American Civil Warwas proposed, but it never went beyond the planning stage.
Sep 9, 2024 · Michael Shaara masterfully dramatizes the Battle of Gettysburg in The Killer Angels by letting us into the thoughts of several of the battle’s key personalities, revealing their motivations, fears, and inner conflicts.
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Oct 5, 2023 · Released in 1993 and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, the film is a faithful adaptation of Michael Shaara’s novel “The Killer Angels,” which explores the three-day Battle of Gettysburg.
