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Class of '61 Distributed by Universal Pictures Directed by Gregory Hoblit Produced by Jerry Adams Written by Jonas McCord Starring Dan Futterman
Clive Owen
Josh LucasMusic by John Debney Cinematography Janusz Kaminski Country United States Language English Release date 1993 Running time 90 minutes Class of '61 is a 1993 television film produced by Steven Spielberg as a projected television series about the American Civil War.[1] The film was filmed in Charleston, South Carolina and Atlanta and was the first collaboration between Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.
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Plot
The film follows the lives of several West Point cadet classmates who find themselves on opposite sides of the war. The film also follows the adventures of Lucius the slave escaping via the underground railroad to freedom with the film cutting between the First Battle of Bull Run and the birth of a Lucius' child born in slavery.
Cast
- Dan Futterman as Shelby Peyton
- Josh Lucas as George Armstrong Custer
- John P. Navin Jr. as Burnett
- Clive Owen as Devin O'Neil
- Sophie Ward as Shannen O'Neil
- Laura Linney as Lily Magraw
- Andre Braugher as Lucius
- Barry Cullison as Sergeant Yancy
- Len Cariou as Dr Leland Peyton
- Dana Ivey as Mrs Julia Peyton
References
External links
Films directed by Gregory Hoblit 1990s 2000s Categories:- American television films
- English-language films
- 1993 television films
- War drama films
- American Civil War films
- Television film stubs
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