Class of 61
5.8 /10 1 Votes
First episode date 1993 Duration Country United States | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Action, Adventure, Drama Writer Jonas McCord Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1993 (1993) Cast (Devin O'Neil), (Lily Magraw), Christien Anholt (Terry O'Neil), (Lucius), (Shelby Peyton), (George Armstrong Custer)Similar movies Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies , North and South, Book II , No End in Sight , The Texans , Uncivil Warriors , The McMasters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class of '61 is a 1993 American biographical war drama television film produced by Steven Spielberg as a projected television series about the American Civil War. The film was filmed in Charleston, South Carolina and Atlanta and was the first collaboration between Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński.
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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
Production
Renowned Civil War historian Shelby Foote acted as Consultant, and documentary producer Ken Burns received Special Thanks for his input, he having created the critically acclaimed The Civil War documentary in 1990.
References
Class of '61 WikipediaClass of 61 IMDb Class of 61 themoviedb.org