Directed by Ron Maxwell. Gods and Generals - A prequel to the movie Gettysburg, "Gods and Generals" is a 3-hour historic drama about the early years of the Civil War, ending in 1863 with the Battle of Chancellorsville, where Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded by his own soldiers. The review of this Movie prepared by Tigerbelle Script Analysis of Gods and Generals; Click on a plot link to find similar books! Indeed, Gods and Generals does a fine job proving him right. Click here to see the rest of this review. The film stars Jeff Daniels as Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and Robert Duvall as Robert E. Lee. Personally, I was once again impressed—as I was with Gettysburg— that war is ugly on and off the battlefield. At the same time, I wasn’t overwhelmed with gore as audiences of Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers have been. Colonel Joshua Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels) is a college professor who volunteers as a soldier for the Union Army. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Gods and Generals; A Civil War film, centering around Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Gods and Generals (2003) Plot Summary (1) The rise and fall of legendary war hero Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson as he leads the Confederacy to great success against the Union from 1861 to 1863. Gods and Generals is a 2003 American film based on the novel, Gods and Generals, by Jeffrey Shaara. A sweeping epic charting the early years of the Civil War and how the campaigns unfolded from Manassas I to the Battle of Fredericksburg, this prequel to the film "Gettysburg" explores the motivations of the combatants and examines the lives of those who waited at home. Leaves off right before Gettysburg. The rise and fall of legendary war hero Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson as he leads the Confederacy to great success against the Union from 1861 to 1863. It is considered a prequel to the 1993 film Gettysburg, which was based on The Killer Angels, a novel by Michael Shaara, Jeff Shaara's father. As Gettysburg was based on the historical novel The Killer Angels (1974) by Michael Shaara, so Gods and Generals is based on the 1998 historical novel of that title written by Shaara's son Jeff. With Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels, Donzaleigh Abernathy. Synopsis. GODS AND GENERALS is a careful, meticulous, lovingly crafted three and a half hour chronicle of the Civil War. Long awaited by both historians and buffs, the film Gods and Generals is a prequel to the 1993 film Gettysburg. Gods and Generals Movie Review Summary.