The Appomattox Library: The Film Shelf

A compendium of reviews of films on the Civil War

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Reviewed works, listed alphabetically:

Frank and Jesse
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The
Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, The
Long Riders, The
Outlaw Josey Wales, The
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Long Riders
The Outlaw Josey Wales

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	Frank and Jesse, a Robert Boris film, 1995, TriMark Review by Henry Fardan Made for television, but worth watching. It presents the bad boys from Missouri using contemporary 'victim' theology.
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	The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, a Sergio Leone film Review by Henry Fardan Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach. No more perfect type-casting in movie history. While it purports to be about the Civil War, it's really a Western in disquise. Don't miss it when Wallach says "if you're going to talk, talk, if you're going to shoot, shoot"...
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	The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Review by Henry Fardan
While The Long Riders is probably more brotherly, Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger is still one of the best. It's more about what happened as a result of the Civil War, but it shows what a bunch of Southern boys can do if they put their mind to it. Back to top of page

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	The Long Riders, a Walter Hill film, 1980, United Artists Review by Henry Fardan The Carradines as the Younger brothers. The Keaches as the James brothers. The Quaids as the Miller brothers. The Guests as the Ford brothers. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid all over again. It don't get any better than this.
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	The Outlaw Josey Wales, a Clint Eastwood film, Malpaso Review by Henry Fardan
Eastwood in his glory. One of the funniest truly vicious movies you'll ever see. As good in the supporting characters as it gets. It portrays the hatreds perpetuated by the Civil War perhaps better than any other film. Back to top of page

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