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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 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 26, 2025 From 4 Star Films

Shenandoah is a curious movie on multiple accounts. It’s not unreasonable to think that large families like the Anderson’s existed in real life for mere practicality sake. More children means more farmhands to put in a day’s work and keep things running. It’s a survival tacti... Read full article


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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[Sam has ordered his men to go home]
Lt. Sam: I had no right to tell him that, but these men can't go through another fight. We knew before we went into the last one we couldn't win.
Charlie Anderson: Then why'd you do it, Sam?
Lt. Sam: Easier than runnin', I gues.


Train Engineer: You can't do that! You can't burn my train!
Charlie Anderson: Maybe not, but you gotta give me credit for tryin'!
Train Engineer: But why? Why?
Charlie Anderson: It's not the kind of train I favor.


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


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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 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.
The opening battle scenes are taken from Raintree County and are printed as a mirror image of the original footage. (The same scenes can also be seen in, among other films, How the West Was Won.)
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