The Battle of Gettysburg
1955
⏱️ 30 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DocumentaryHistoryWar
This film was shot entirely at the Gettysburg National Military Park, where the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought. Leslie Nielsen narrates the story while contemporary songs and the sounds of battle are heard in the background. The sites of the various engagements, the statues of the leaders of the Northern and Southern troops, and the battlefield cemetery are featured. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read at the end.
Crew
Director
Herman Hoffman
Writer
Dore Schary
Producer
Dore Schary
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
cemeterynational parkbattlefieldfamous speechamerican civil warbattle of gettysburggettysburg addressepic battlestatueamerican history