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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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Pastor Bjoerling: Charlie Anderson, I wonder if you'd be good enough to tell me why you even bother coming to services. Meaning no disrespect, of course.
Charlie Anderson: It was my wife's last request, Pastor Bjoerling. Meaning no disrespect, of course.


[pouring whiskey to celebrate the birth of his granddaughter]
Charlie Anderson: How old are you now, Boy?
Boy Anderson: Eighteen, sir.
Charlie Anderson: That means you'll be twenty in four years. Eighteen to you, sixteen to me.
Boy Anderson: Just a little bit, sir. I've never tasted it.
Charlie Anderson: Well, that's no good reason at all. I've known men who've been drinkin' hard and steady all their lives that have never tasted it, either.


Charlie Anderson: It's no easy job, Sam, to take care of a woman.
Lt. Sam: No, sir.
Charlie Anderson: They expect things they never ask for. And when they don't get them, they ask you why. Sometimes they don't ask... and just go ahead and punish you for not doing something you didn't know you were supposed to do in the first place.


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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.)
In Disneyland's 50th fireworks show, "Remember, Dreams Come True," a portion of the music can be heard. It plays before the Frontierland sequence.
Katherine Ross' film debut.
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