Copperhead (2013)

Movie
German title	Copperhead
Original title	Copperhead
Country of production	United States , Canada
original language	English
Publishing year	2013
length	118 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Ronald F. Maxwell
script	Bill Kauffman
production	Ronald F. Maxwell, ; Bill Kauffman, ; John Houston
music	Laurent Eyquem
camera	Kees Van Oostrum
occupation
	Billy Campbell : Abner Beech; Angus Macfadyen : Jee Hagadorn; Peter Fonda : Avery; Augustus Prew : Ni Hagadorn; Lucy Boynton : Esther Hagadorn; Casey Thomas Brown : Jeff Beech; François Arnaud : Warner Pitts; Josh Cruddas : Jimmy; Genevieve Steele : M'Rye Beech;

Copperhead is a 2013 period drama and independent film set during the American Civil War . The script is based on a novel by Harold Frederic published in 1896 .

action

The film is set in a rural location in upstate New York in 1862 . The farmer Abner Beech lives in the north of the USA and rejects the American Civil War. That gives him the image of a copperhead . Many villagers enroll in the Union army and fight for it in various battles, while Abner stays at home, a behavior for which he is increasingly criticized. Even his son Jeff joins the army. In addition, Abner draws the ire of radical abolitionist Jee Hagadorn, whose daughter Esther loves his son.

Trivia

The film is Maxwell's third project in the area of the American Civil War. The other two were Gettysburg and Gods and Generals . However, this film is not part of the series.
The working title of the film was Copperhead: The War at Home .
The film was shot at Kings Landing Historical Settlement in New Brunswick , Canada.
The film was only released in 59 theaters in the US on June 28, 2013 and grossed over $ 170,000. The film is also available on various video-on-demand platforms, such as Amazon Instant Video .

Web links

Copperhead in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Copper Head at rotten tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

^ Sidney Blumenthal: Romanticizing the Villains of the Civil War. In: The Atlantic . June 22, 2003, accessed on April 12, 2020 (English): "The film Copperhead is based on the novel The Copperhead, by Harold Frederic (...) To write the screenplay of Copperhead, Maxwell secured the services of Bill Kauffman"
↑ Brendan Raleigh: Maxwell's 'Copperhead' to Strike on Screen for Civil War Anniversary . In: Frederick Gorilla , May 30, 2013. (English)
^ Copperhead . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[1] Sidney Blumenthal: Romanticizing the Villains of the Civil War. In: The Atlantic . June 22, 2003, accessed on April 12, 2020 (English): "The film Copperhead is based on the novel The Copperhead, by Harold Frederic (...) To write the screenplay of Copperhead, Maxwell secured the services of Bill Kauffman"

[2] Brendan Raleigh: Maxwell's 'Copperhead' to Strike on Screen for Civil War Anniversary . In: Frederick Gorilla , May 30, 2013. (English)

[mojo-3] Copperhead . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 12, 2020.