The Battle of Gettysburg (1955)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Battle of Gettysburg |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1955 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Herman Hoffman |
| script | Dore Schary |
| production | Dore Schary |
| music | Adolph German |
| camera | George J. Folsey |
| cut | Frank Santillo |
The Battle of Gettysburg is an American documentary short film directed by Herman Hoffman in 1955.
action
The narrator describes the course of the three-day battle of Gettysburg . The narrative is illustrated with images of the battlefield filmed in what is now Gettysburg National Military Park , showing only the statues and the grounds themselves as they existed in 1955. There are no actors in the film. The description of the main attack by Pickett's charge also shows details from Paul Philippoteaux 's painting Gettysburg Cyclorama . The film ends with footage of the Gettysburg War Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address , which is read out in full, and the song John Brown's Body .
production
The Battle of Gettysburg was shot with support from the United States Department of the Interior , according to the opening credits . The film was created in cinemascope and color. The narrator of the film is Leslie Nielsen , and the speech by Abraham Lincoln is read by Frank Ferguson . The film was first released in 1955.
Awards
The Battle of Gettysburg was nominated in 1956 for an Oscar each in the Best Short Film (Two-Reel) category and in the Best Documentary Short Film category.
Web links
- The Battle of Gettysburg in the Internet Movie Database (English)