2000 Maniacs (I hear) would be a good one, also _Henry Hudson, Graduate Ghost_. At least I think it was Henry Hudson. These may be off the desired track, though. Scott =============================================================================== Scott Andrew Hutchins http://php.iupui.edu/~sahutchi Oz, Monsters, Kamillions, and More! "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously."--Noam Chomsky On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Peter Warren wrote: > There are the "obvious" films on the American civil war such as BIRTH OF A > NATION (D. W. Griffith 1915), THE GENERAL ( Buster Keaton 1926), and GONE > WITH THE WIND (Victor Fleming 1939). At a lesser level are films such as > SANTA FE TRAIL (Michael Curtiz 1940), supposedly about John Brown trying to > free the slaves, but more of a Warner Brothers/ Errol Flynn adventure: > FRIENDLY PERSUASION (William Wyler 1956) about a Quaker family dealing with > the moral quandaries of the war: and THE HORSE SOLDIERS (John Ford 1959) > with a cavalry slant. There are many films with a civil war background > (e.g: THE BEGUILED ( Don Siegel 1971) to the obscure OPERATOR 13 (Richard > Boleslawski 1934, a "poor man's GWTW"), though how much real "history" can > be gleaned from most civil war films is open to question. There was also a > TV miniseries called THE BLUE AND THE GRAY, which may be available on > video. Anyway, good luck with your search. > > ---------- > > From: DAVID BERNARD MOORE <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Civil War > > Date: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 12:36 PM > > > > hey and hello 2 all > > > > I'm in middle of a project on the American Civil War. Any chance that any > > of you could give me some pointers on some good films that give > background > > to the causes and events of the civil war eg "Glory", "Gettysburgh" > > (included subtitled films) thanks a heap in advance > > > > Dave > > (teacher from Aberystwyth) > > > > ---- > > Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the > > University of Alabama. ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]