History in Film

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A019: Little Big Man (1970) Jul 18, 2023

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Dustin Hoffman stars as Jack Crab, a man claiming to be the lone white survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. His life story runs him through the gamut [ … ]

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A018b: The Searchers (1956) Jul 11, 2023

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Set in Texas from ~1868-1873, The Searchers follows two men on a quest to rescue a little girl from the Comanches who kidnapped her.

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A018: Lincoln (2012) Jul 04, 2023

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Another stellar performance by Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in this film about the President’s quest to pass the 13th Amendment.

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A017: Dances with Wolves (1990) Jun 20, 2023

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This is a fictional story, but still gives us an opportunity to discuss Native Americans during the Civil War. We also wrap up the fighting of the Civil War itself [ … ]

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A016: Glory (1989) Jun 06, 2023

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A solid movie and a fairly accurate look at the 54th Massachusetts regiment of African-American soldiers during the Civil War.

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A015: Gettysburg (1993) May 23, 2023

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Fake beards and lack of blood aside, this may be the most accurate film we’ve ever discussed on the podcast.

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A014: The General (1926) May 09, 2023

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Buster Keaton’s silent classic is based an actual event called the Great Locomotive Chase from April 12, 1862. While it starts out fairly accurate, it soon goes… off the rails, [ … ]

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