QWhat is the significance of the ending?
AIt was originally intended for the film to end with Harrison, the first character to appear, surveying the battlefield as he did in the first scene but now finding it devastated and strewn with bodies. In the end it was decided the final scene should be Tom and Joshua Chamberlain discovering that they have both survived the battle and embracing, a film about the Civil War which pitted brother against brother ends with two brothers reunited.
QWhat are the best websites for further information?
AThis list will no doubt grow:1. The Battle of Gettysburg Resource Center: http://gburginfo.brinkster.net/index.htm2. The city of Gettysburg's site: http://www.gettysburg.com/bog/bogcent.htm3. Gettysburg Battlefied National Military Park: http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/home.htm4. Photographs Et Cetera: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/gettysburg-battle-pictures.htm5. A veritable wealth of official and anecdotal accounts: http://www.civilwarhome.com/gettysbu.htm
QWhat are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Director's Cut?
AAlready more than four hours long the movie was recently released as a Director's Cut on Blu-ray that features approx. 17 minutes of extended plot footage that aren't really important for the movie. Nonetheless one can find a detailed comparison between both versions with pictures here.
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