The Battle of Gettysburg (1955 film)
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The Battle of Gettysburg is a 1955 American documentary film about the Battle of Gettysburg
during the American Civil War
. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards.
The documentary was filmed in Eastmancolor entirely on location at the Gettysburg National Military Park
in south-central Pennsylvania
. Leslie Nielsen
provides narration, while songs from the Civil War era are played in the background, along with the sounds of battle. At the end of the film, Nielsen reads the Gettysburg Address
.
In 1956, the film was nominated for Oscars for Best Documentary, Short Subject
(Dore Schary) and Best Short Subject, Two-reel (also for Dore Schary).
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards.
The documentary was filmed in Eastmancolor entirely on location at the Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
The Gettysburg National Military Park is an administrative unit of the National Park Service's northeast region and a subunit of federal properties of Adams County, Pennsylvania, with the same name, including the Gettysburg National Cemetery...
in south-central Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters...
provides narration, while songs from the Civil War era are played in the background, along with the sounds of battle. At the end of the film, Nielsen reads the Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and is one of the most well-known speeches in United States history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery...
.
In 1956, the film was nominated for Oscars for Best Documentary, Short Subject
Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
This is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.-1940s:*1941...
(Dore Schary) and Best Short Subject, Two-reel (also for Dore Schary).