RICHMOND, Va. – Within the first five minutes of the History channel documentary "Gettysburg," a Union soldier splits open the skull of a Confederate with his rifle stock. Blood erupts from the battle wounds, splattering the camera's lens.
Would you expect anything less from Ridley and Tony Scott, whose resumes include "Top Gun," "Black Hawk Down" and "Gladiator"? The brothers behind some of the biggest blockbusters don't skimp on the horrors of war for the small screen in this docudrama.
"You know, when you're watching a documentary, the danger is to romanticize," Ridley Scott said in an interview with The Associated Press. "There was absolutely nothing romantic about this war whatsoever, no more than any other war."
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