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The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1955

Runtime

0h 30m

Genres

Documentary, History, War

User Score

58%

Original Title

The Battle of Gettysburg

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Herman Hoffman

Description

This film was shot entirely at the Gettysburg National Military Park, where the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought. Leslie Nielsen narrates the story while contemporary songs and the sounds of battle are heard in the background. The sites of the various engagements, the statues of the leaders of the Northern and Southern troops, and the battlefield cemetery are featured. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read at the end.