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Every Friday beginning 9/16 through 12/2 (except Nov. 25th).  Films begin at 3:00pm.  All movies will be shown in the Tisch Library Media Center, Room 304, unless otherwise indicated.

Ken Burns Series “The Civil War”: producers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns; writers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward; director, Ken Burns
Presents the entire sweep of the war, from the battlefields to the homefronts, from the politicians and generals to the enlisted men and their families, from the causes of the war and the opening guns at Sumter to the stillness at Appomatox and Lincoln's assasination and beyond. Presented in segments as indicated below.   Not Rated

9/16     Ken Burns Series “The Civil War”
1861 - Episode 1:  The Cause
1 hour, 39 minutes

9/23     Ken Burns Series “The Civil War”
1862 - Episode 2:  A Very Bloody Affair; Episode 3:  Forever Free
2 hours, 25 minutes

9/30     Ken Burns Series “The Civil War”
1863 – Episode 4:  Simply Murder; Episode 5:  The Universe of Battle
2 hours, 37 minutes

10/7     Young Mr. Lincoln: directed by John Ford; original screen play by Lamar Trotti.
A fictionalized account of Abraham Lincoln's early years as a lawyer in Springfield, IL, starring Henry Fonda.
1 hour, 40 minutes; Not Rated

10/14     Glory: produced by Fredie Fields ; directed by Edward Zwick.
"A true story based on the letters of Robert Gould Shaw"  Two idealistic young Bostonians lead the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, America's first Black regiment in the Civil War.  Starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman.
2 hours, 2 minutes; Rated R

10/21     Ken Burns Series “The Civil War”
1864 – Episode 6:  Valley of the Shadow of Death; Episode 7:  Most Hallowed Ground
2 hours, 22 minutes

10/28     Ken Burns Series “The Civil War”
1865 – Episode 8:  War is All Hell; Episode 9:  The Better Angels of Our Nature
2 hours, 37 minutes

11/4     Friendly Persuasion: producer-director, William Wyler; screenplay, Jessamyn West and Robert Wylar
The story of a Quaker family in Indiana in 1862 whose religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. They are forced to decide whether or not to fight when Southern troops pass the area.  Starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy Maguire, Anthony Perkins.
2 hours, 17 minutes; Not Rated.   Tisch Library Media Center, Room 316.

11/11     The Horse Soldiers: directed by John Ford; written for the screen by John Lee Mahin and Martin Rackin
Based in an actual Civil War incident, tells the rousing tale of a troop of Union Cavalry soldiers who force their way deep into Southern territory to destroy a Rebel stronghold at Newton Station.  Starring John Wayne, William Holden
2 hours; Not Rated

11/18     The Life and Legend of Sojourner Truth: produced, directed & written by Lynn C. Spangler
Traces the life and legend of Sojourner Truth, the former slave who became an antislavery and women's rights activist in the United States.
57 minutes; Not Rated

11/18     The Speeches of Abraham Lincoln: producer, Matthew White; screenplay, Paula White
Lincoln's words are illustrated with rare still photographs.  Included are the "house divided" speech, highlights from the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, readings of The Emancipation Proclamation, The Gettysburg Address and more. 
45 minutes; Not Rated

12/2     Bamboozled: produced by Jon Kilik and Spike Lee; written and directed by Spike Lee
About a disgruntled TV writer who tries to sabotage an upstart network by reviving an offensive minstrel show, only to watch it become a runaway hit.  Starring Damon Wayans, Jada Pinkett-Smith 
2 hours, 16 minutes; Rated R