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.