Period Dramas-The American Civil War Era 1849-1865
This is a list of movies or/and mini series set in the American Civil War 1849-1865.
While doing the list for the Period Drama-The Victorian Era, there were numerous movies set in the American Civil War era. Hence the main reason for this list, the next reason is the Victorian Era was becoming larger than anticipated. ***please note some productions are before ,and after the civil war...give or take a few years***
For those who are serious about Period Dramas and deem a movie/mini series worthy to be listed, add your comments.
While doing the list for the Period Drama-The Victorian Era, there were numerous movies set in the American Civil War era. Hence the main reason for this list, the next reason is the Victorian Era was becoming larger than anticipated. ***please note some productions are before ,and after the civil war...give or take a few years***
For those who are serious about Period Dramas and deem a movie/mini series worthy to be listed, add your comments.
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- StarsAnn-MargretPatricia ClarksonTim DalyThe son of a plantation owner has a daughter named Queen, with a slave. As Queen grows, she is faced with the struggle of trying to fit in with the troubled world around her.quiet a departure for Halle Berry. Some parts lag, others parts just don't seem to fit together. And yet Halle's acting is the beginning to flourish, especially when she expresses her love for her first born son.
- CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyGeorg Stanford BrownDavid CarradineTwo friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.Look at the costumes of the women: wide hooped dresses and curls in their hair, men with cravats and look at the weaponary. History in the making....by the way the third part to this series without Patrick Sawzye is not even worth watching
- DirectorGillian ArmstrongStarsSusan SarandonWinona RyderKirsten DunstJo struggles for independence and sometimes clashes with her beloved mother and sisters Meg, Amy and Beth. She also contends with their cranky Aunt March, their impulsive neighbor Laurie and kindly linguistics professor Friedrich Bhaer.this is set after the civil war, though does not appear with all the rosy cheeks, healthy glow that war has affected the March family. Nevertheless the Mrs March and her girls are at home waiting for their father to come home from war
- StarsDana DelanyAnnabeth GishAngelina JolieCovering nearly fifty years of mid-19th-century turmoil, from the tumultuous Texas Revolution to the early women's suffrage movement, "True Women" is a gripping tale of endurance, love, and above all, gritty female determination.Loved Angelina's strong character in the movie, where she plays a southern belle
- DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.The one and only. The ultimate post, present and after civil war epic told from the point of view of Scarlet O'Hara. Fantastis production despite it's near behind the scene dilemna
- DirectorJon AmielStarsRichard GereJodie FosterLanny FlahertyA farmer returns home from the Civil War, but his wife begins to suspect that the man is an impostor.young man comes home to his family after the civil war...but is the man the claims to be? Loosely based on the French book & film film "The Return of Martin Guerre" (1982). Didn't really mind this production.
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary ElwesRobert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.Seen this movie several time, and never get tired of watching it. The stand out are the cast-Danzel Washington, Mathew Brodrick and Morgan Freeman. A great story based on true events. One of the most vivid scene is where Danzel is being whipped because he stole a pair of boots...why because the bias attitude of army storeman withheld boots to the 54th Regiment
- DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsJude LawNicole KidmanRenée ZellwegerIn the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.Pity about the starring roles with Nicole Kidman and Jude Law. Don't get me wrong. I think they are superb actors but for me, I found something was missing. The stand out actors in this film, in my view, is Renée Zellweger and great Brendan Gleeson. Surprised to see Natalie Portman and Cillian Murphy in small roles.
***TRIVIA*** Brendan Gleeson and Cillian Murphy both acted together before in "28 Days Later" (2002) - DirectorStan LathanStarsAvery BrooksKate BurtonBruce DernThe life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people with whom he interacts.
- DirectorKevin CostnerStarsKevin CostnerMary McDonnellGraham GreeneA lieutenant assigned to a remote Civil War outpost starts questioning his purpose after making contact with a neighboring Sioux settlement.
- StarsLeVar BurtonRobert ReedJohn AmosA dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.the best story of slavery and liberation from the perspective of the men and women who were enslaved.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishMae MarshHenry B. WalthallThe Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
- StarsCicely TysonJason BernardClifford DavidA film about the life and career of the African American abolitionist and slave escape leader, Harriet Tubman.
- DirectorsEdward SedgwickS. Sylvan SimonStarsRed SkeltonBrian DonlevyArlene DahlA hapless bellboy in a St. Louis hotel near the end of the Civil War is recruited by the Union secret service to impersonate a notorious Confederate spy.
- DirectorAbigail SchumannStarsDavid ArehartJared ArmsteadJeremy ArmsteadChoice, hope, and escape from slavery are highlighted in stories spanning three centuries. Examine the options for slaves willing to risk their lives for freedom. Where could they run? Whom could they trust? Learn how these answers changed over time, from the American colonies' first slave laws to the Underground Railroad before the Civil War.
- DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsMontgomery CliftElizabeth TaylorEva Marie SaintA student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the onset of the Civil War.Starring the gorgeous Liz Taylor as the young rich New Orleans girl, Susanna Drake. Basically the story is about a young man John Wickliff Shawnessy, who marries the wrong woman. Instead of marrying his childhood sweetheart Nell Gaither (Eva Marie Saint), he weds Susanna Drake. Worth watching for the strong performances and ofcourse the late Liz Taylor.
****SPOILER***I didn't agree with the ending, where Susanna takes her own life and Nell latches onto the grieving John like a spider. Could of handled the ending a bit better, instead of ending it in 5 minutes. - StarsSam WaterstonMary Tyler MooreRichard MulliganAfter arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency.
- DirectorRob ThompsonStarsKris KristoffersonJane CurtinBug HallThe story of Abraham Lincoln's presidency told from the perspective of his son, Tad.
- DirectorRon MaxwellStarsTom BerengerMartin SheenStephen LangIn 1863, the Northern and Southern forces fight at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
- DirectorKevin R. HershbergerStarsBrian MerrickDJ PerryTerry JerniganThe story unfolds over a single horrifying night - six soldiers lost in the wicked, burning woods during the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. When the morning sun rises, it exposes an incredible new danger.
- DirectorRon MaxwellStarsStephen LangRobert DuvallJeff DanielsThe rise and fall of confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, as he meets with military success against the Union from 1861 to 1863, when he is accidentally killed by his own soldiers.
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsVirginia MadsenAlex Hyde-WhiteReed DiamondA naval battle between two large ships: the "Monitor" and the "Merrimack".
- CreatorJohn LeekleyStarsStacy KeachJohn HammondJulia DuffyAmerica just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent.
- StarsPaul Andre GibbonsJarrod EmickFrederic ForrestThe story of the most notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp in the American Civil War.
- DirectorsPhilippe de BrocaJacques DemyEtienne PérierStarsMargot KidderIan CharlesonAndréa FerréolVirginia Tregan returns to her home in the U. S. Deep South from a sojourn in Paris only to discover that her family plantation and its holdings have been lost. She determines to recoup her family's fortune.
