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Format: Widescreen. Ratio 1.85:1, 16x9 enhanced. Double-sided,
dual-layer disc.
Language: English, Dolby Digital 5.0, French Dolby
Digital 2.0.
Subtitles: English, English for Hearing Impaired, Dutch,
Hindi.
Extras: The Battle of Gettysburg documentary, cast/crew
interviews, battlefield maps, audio commentary, cast and crew
bios, behind the scenes documentary.
Comments: This is a massive movie and has a huge package
of extras to go with it. Four people crew the audio commentary
- director Maxwell, cinematographer Kees van Oostrum, author
James McPherson and historian Craig Symonds - and it is a
film/history buff's dream. The commentary adds so much to
your understanding of both the battle and the making of the
film that it is a must listen to (once you've got over the
movie itself.) The Battle of Gettysburg doco is a step back
into the past, circa 1950s, and is a Leslie Neilsen related
account of the battle. It is dated, but there are some pretty
good photo techniques used to add a bit of movement. The interviews
are very short, but interesting and the maps are good. The
behind-the-scenes doco goes for 50 minutes and is narrated
by Martin Sheen. Again it is packed with excellent information
although, for me, the most poignant bit is when a re-enactor
explains that when he was about to tell the men under his
command about what the battle was like he realised he didn't
need to - as they would be fighting on the same ground as
the real battle and slipping on the same rocks. This is a
mighty set of extras.
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