Shenandoah
 | Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen Starring: James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Rosemary Forsyth Universal Studios, 1965, DVD Customer Rating: 52 reviews Recommend |
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A rich virginia farmer stays out of the civil war then joins it to protect his family. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/28/2006 Starring: James Stewart Tom Simcox Run time: 105 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Andrew V. Mclaglen
Shenandoah, a film well-liked in its day, recalls Friendly Persuasion and foreshadows The Patriot as it tells of an American clan traumatized by war on native soil. Virginia farmer James Stewart has never owned slaves, owes allegiance to no one beyond his own kin, and adamantly disregards the North-South strife rumbling just over the hill: "This war is not mine and I take no note of it." That changes when youngest son Philip Alford (To Kill a Mockingbird's Jem) is carried off by Yankees, and the family must ride out to reclaim him. Shenandoah has several affecting moments — notably a homefront atrocity — but much of it is lit and played like a television show. Script and direction are formulaic, Stewart falls back on cozy shtick, and the supporting cast is a collection of bland studio contract players. As the closing credit says: "filmed entirely at Universal City." — Richard T. Jameson
Title: Shenandoah
Sales Rank: 2868 in DVD
Actor: James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne, Rosemary Forsyth
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Studio: Universal Studios, 2003-05-06, Theatrical Release: 1965-06-03
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.85:1
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 105 minutes
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches, 0.18 pounds
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