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The Outlaw Josey WalesForrest Carter was the name on the 1972 novel that inspired this film. That name belonged to Asa Earl Carter, a former Ku Klux Klan leader and speechwriter…
The Good, the Bad and the UglyIn the American Southwest during the Civil War, a mercenary known as Angel Eyes interrogates a former Confederate soldier to learn the alias of a man who…
Gone with the Wind (film)Selznick International Pictures spent two years delaying the start of filming until January 1939. The production was troubled from its inception, with…
The Beguiled (1971 film)In 1863, a young student named Amy finds a seriously wounded Union soldier lying in the forest near her school. She carries him to the gates of the Miss…
Cold Mountain (film)In 1997, United Artists purchased the rights to Charles Frazier's bestselling novel for Anthony Minghella to write and direct.
Free State of Jones (film)The year 1863 marked a turning point in Jones County, Mississippi. Confederate soldiers seized crops and livestock from struggling neighbors who were already…
Gods and Generals (film)Ted Turner personally financed the 2003 film Gods and Generals after Warner Bros. Pictures rejected his initial pitch in 2000.
The Birth of a NationD. W. Griffith began filming on the 4th of July 1914 and finished by October 1914. The production used approximately 150,000 feet of footage to create a…
Shenandoah (film)Andrew V. McLaglen directed the 1965 film Shenandoah in the Pacific Northwest. The production chose Eugene, Oregon as its primary filming location.
The General (1926 film)In 1862, eight Union spies stole a Confederate locomotive named the General during the American Civil War. They traveled northward for over one hundred miles…
Glory (1989 film)Kevin Jarre stood in Room 421 of the Gramercy Park Hotel during a few weeks in 1988. He wrote the screenplay for Glory on spec while staring at the Robert…
Lincoln (film)In the freezing air of January 1865, President Abraham Lincoln stands in a dimly lit room within the White House. He stares at a map of Virginia while his…
The Horse SoldiersIn April 1863, Colonel Benjamin Grierson led 1,700 Illinois and Iowa soldiers from La Grange, Tennessee. They traveled several hundred miles through enemy…
The Red Badge of Courage (1951 film)Stephen Crane published his novel The Red Badge of Courage in 1895. John Huston and Albert Band turned that text into a screenplay for the 1951 film.