Rating: NR
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 04/01/2003
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 106 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
The year is 1863. Wealthy Virginia landowner
Charlie Anderson (
James Stewart), a man of peace despite his autocratic behavior, steadfastly refuses to take sides in the Civil War. Bit by bit,
Anderson's isolationism--and his way of living--is torn apart.
Charlie's daughter,
Jannie Anderson (
Rosemary Forsyth) falls in love with Confederate soldier
Sam (
Doug McClure). His youngest son,
Boy Anderson (
Philip Alford) is captured by the Confederate army and taken prisoner. Meanwhile, another son,
James (
Patrick Wayne) and his wife,
Ann (
Katherine Ross), are murdered by looters. And his oldest son,
Jacob Glenn Corbett, is accidentally killed. How all of these personal tragedies culminate in a successfully sentimental finale is the peculiar charm of
Shenandoah, which proved to be a hit with audiences on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line.
James Lee Barrett's screenplay was later adapted into a successful Broadway musical, starring
Northern Exposure's
John Cullum in the
Stewart role.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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