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Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (2006)
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Ambrose Bierce (short stories)Brian James Egen (screenplay) (segment "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge")
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A country divided, one man at a time.Plot:
Three of the most popular and controversial Civil War stories by legendary writer Ambrose Bierce are presented in this acclaimed feature collection. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Captures Bierce and his Time moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Campbell Scott | ... | Ambrose Bierce |
 | Vivian Schilling | ... | Gertrude Atherton |
 | Nathan Darrow | ... | William Randolph Hearst |
 | T. Max Graham | ||
 | Kathrin Gnorski | ||
 | David Jones | ||
| Casi Riegle | ||
 | Bruce Heinrich | ... | Captain Nathan Ransome (segment "One Kind of Officer") |
| Kip Niven | ... | General Masterson (segment "One Kind of Officer") |
| Mark Robbins | ... | General Cameron (segment "One Kind of Officer") |
 | Delno Ebie | ... | Lt. Price (segment "One Kind of Officer") |
| Martin English | ... | Gunner Manning (segment "One Kind of Officer") |
| Michael Rapport | ... | Sgt. Morris (segment "One Kind of Officer") |
 | Lee Ingalls | ... | Adjutant (segment "One Kind of Officer") |
| Nate Van Camp | ... | Staff Officer (segment "One Kind of Officer") |
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This film succeeds in capturing the intensity and the realism that Bierce portrays in his writings. This isn't a typical war film, or even a standard civil war film. Instead it is more layered. The connections to Bierce's writings are overt, but if you aren't familiar with them, it might put you at a disadvantage.
The best part about this film is that it ISN'T a standard bloody war film, nor does glorify war. It is both lyrical and stark. The Direction is fluid and deft and authentic to the era. Campbell Scott carries the Bierce role with real dignity.
This is not intended to be a "Hollywood" film. It mines from a literary figure and his work to create vision of one era from a slice of literary history.