Gods and Generals behind the scenes gags

Gods and Generals

Martin Sean was invited to play Robert Lee, but because he had signed a contract with the TV series "The White House", Robert Duvall replaced him, and Duvall is actually a descendant of Robert Lee.
When Lee and Jackson entered Fredericksburg, a toothless old man greeted them. This scene actually originated from the 1993 "Battle of Gettysburg", in which Buford rode into the cover. In Gunzburg, a toothless old man greeted him as well.
In the film, Jackson and his students left the Virginia Military Academy and later Jackson's funeral was filmed on the same day.
The last scene of the film is the scene of Jackson’s coffin parked in the Virginia Military Academy classroom, and then the camera is pulled back to his wife, children and students. This scene was cut in the theater version, but appeared on the TV and DVD versions. middle.
The media giant Ted Turner invested $60 million in the film in his own name.
In view of the producer's agreement to donate US$500,000 to protect the Civil War battlefield, the vast majority of extras who participated in the film did not receive any money. The remaining about 200 extras are very heavy, shooting 6 days a week, or even working 24 hours a day, and their remuneration must be paid.
In the film, some extras play multiple roles, so that the audience will find that some people are actually shooting themselves.
Some scenes in the film were shot in Robert Duvall's manor, which was baptized by war.
During the filming of the film, many extras and military advisers were recalled due to the sudden 9/11 incident and the United States sent troops to Afghanistan.
In order to continue to star in the film, Kevin Conway gave up the opportunity to join the film "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Russell Crowe was the first person to play Jackson, but he was ready to return to Australia for vacation and had to refuse.
The American Motion Picture Association initially rated the film as R-rated due to the violent and bloody scenes in the film. In order to meet the PG-13 standard, director Ron Maxwell shortened and cut some of the most controversial scenes.
The scene of the advance of the Northern Army in the Battle of Fredericksburg was not from the actual shooting of the scene. The reason was that the 9/11 incident brought back a large number of soldiers and there was not enough manpower to shoot the big scene. So in post-production, visual effects director Thomas Smith added 17,000 3D soldiers to the screen, and the 3,000 dead soldiers scattered on the battlefield were also his hands.
Director Ron Maxwell spent a whole year editing the film .