Ron Maxwell

"Our writers and directors tend to know as little about the country's history as the audience, so when they set a story in the past, the characters are just like us except they're in costume. But the past is another country, and to bring it to some sort of dramatic life takes a capacity for which there is no English word. It was not until the eighteenth century that a German, J.G. Herder, coined 'Einfuhlen'-- the act of feeling one's way into the past not by holding up a mirror but by stepping through the mirror into the alien world." -----Gore Vidal

Maxwell with Turner at Turner's 70th birthday

“Ron Maxwell created the most ambitious
Civil War movies ever made.”
-A Call To Duty… The Best War Films, Los Angeles Times

Faison, Abernathy, Maxwell, and Boxleitener at
The Gods & Generals Director’s Cut Premier

Gods & Generals Director’s Cut released!

Celebrities, Civil War buffs, and movie fans gather at the Hilton Center for the Performing Arts to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Manassas with the theatrical premiere of Warner Home Video`s eagerly-awaited Blu-ray release of `Gods and Generals Extended Director`s Cut` to benefit the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership. Director Ron Maxwell introduces the film, new footage, and video focused on seeing firsthand the unparalleled national history found in the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage area.

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Gods And Generals

Written and directed by Ron Maxwell, and produced by Turner Pictures, "Gods & Generals" is the prequel to the movie "Gettysburg". "Gods & Generals" was adapted from the novel of the same name written by Jeff Shaara, son of Michael Shaara who won...

Reviews

"Stirring, spectacular epic achievement." "History has never been brought to life with such insight and vivid detail, with such vibrant emotions, with so much to learn and so much to live in a movie experience that is awesome to behold...

Essays

“For The Love of Tender Kinship” A Filmmakers Journey Through The Civil War-- The starry cross of the Confederacy remains America's most controversial icon. The Saint Andrew's cross embedded in this emblem can be seen as a symbol...

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Gods and Generals (Two-Disc Extended Director's Cut in Blu-ray Book Packaging)-- Reedited from beginning to end with amplified scenes and an added subplot, this all-new 2-Disc Extended Director's Cut of Ronald F. Maxwell's Gettysburg prequel restores...