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Shenandoah (1965) was a Drama - War Film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and produced by Robert Arthur.

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Shenandoah (1965)

By Beatrice on Oct 7, 2018 From Flickers in Time

Shenandoah Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen Written by James Lee Barrett 1965/USA Universal Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental OK Civil War/Western tale. Charlie Anderson (James Stewart) is the patriarch of a Northern Virginia farming family. The family does not keep slaves and therefore has opted ... Read full article


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Charlie Anderson: If we don't try we don't do. And if we don't do, why are we here on this Earth?


Charlie Anderson: What do you do with dead soldiers?


[in order to rescue Boy, the Andersons have captured the Union POW train]
Capt. Richards: You're the man who's looking for his son.
Charlie Anderson: And you're the man with schedules to keep.


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In Disneyland's 50th fireworks show, "Remember, Dreams Come True," a portion of the music can be heard. It plays before the Frontierland sequence.
The train that Anderson stops is pulled by a locomotive called the 'General Gault'. The source of the name is unclear. The only noted pre-ACW military person of that name served in Napoleon's forces. A search of the web, reveals only two other Generals of that name, one from the USA (Army ?) in the 1950s and one Canadian (served in the Second World War).
The Broadway musical based on this movie opened on January 7, 1975 at the Alvin Theater and ran for 1050 performances and received 1975 Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Book and Score.
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