Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories
A country divided, one man at a time...
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Overview
Legendary writer Ambrose Bierce was known to be brilliant, cantankerous and romantic in all his life's passions, and was revered as one of the top storytellers of the late 19th Century. In 1890, he presented his recently published collection of Civil War Stories to novelist Gertrude Atherton and fledgling young publisher William Randolph Hearst during an infamous meeting in Sonol, California. This meeting sets the forum for the presentation of three of Bierce's most popular stories including "One Kind Of Officer", "Story Of A Conscience" and "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge." This acclaimed collection features epic battle sequences, deeply conflicted drama and the signature "surprise endings" that characterized most of the short stories by Ambrose Bierce.
Details
Budget
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Runtime
93 min
Release Date
2006-01-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
4.7
Campbell Scott
Ambrose Bierce
Vivian Schilling
Gertrude Atherton
Nathan Darrow
William Randolph Hearst
T. Max Graham
9.0
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2.0
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6.9
Gettysburg
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0.0
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6.9
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7.3
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5.0
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7.9
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6.8
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6.2
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6.9
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7.4
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5.7
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6.0
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6.9
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0.0
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5.3
The Colt
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6.4
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