Warner Home Video has announced that on May 24 it will release on Blu-ray two movies depicting events from the Civil War directed by Ronald F. Maxwell:
Gettysburg (Director's Cut) and
Gods and Generals (Extended Director's Cut, with an hour of never-before-seen footage). Each will be packaged in a two-disc Digibook including a 48-page booklet with photographs, biographies, timeline, production notes, maps and more.
Special features include:
Gettysburg
- Audio commentary with Ronald Maxwell
- Map Gallery
- The Battle of Gettysburg (1955 documentary)
- The Making of Gettysburg
- Interview Gallery
- On Location
- Behind the Scenes
Gods and Generals
- New commentary
- New intro by Ted Turner and Ronald Maxwell
- Music Video
- Journey to the Past
- The Authenticities of the Film
- The Life of Thomas" Stonewall" Jackson
- Visit Virginia
On July 5, they will come out in a two-movie
Limited Collector's Edition gift box with extensive new extras and memorabilia. Included is a 32-page excerpt from TIME's forthcoming book,
TIME The Civil War: An Illustrated History.