TITLE: GETTYSBURG
WRITER-DIRECTOR: RONALD F. MAXWELL
THE BOTTOM LINE: That cinematic rarity, an intelligent epic, reanimates one of history's crucial, tragic moments.
There are three compelling reasons to see Gettysburg. The first is General Robert E. Lee, the second is Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, and the last is Brigadier General Lewis Armistead. They don't embrace all the contortions imposed on the human spirit by the military necessity, but they'll do for a potent, dramatic start. And their existence as well-drawn figures amid the hubbub of a four-hour epic speaks well for writer-director Ronald Maxwell's sober intentions and very creditable achievements in...
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