Sherman's March
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Sherman's March

1986Movie2 h 38 min

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IMDb7.2Letterboxd4.0/5Metacritic76–Rotten Tomatoes100%84%
73
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Letterboxd4.0/5Metacritic76–Rotten Tomatoes100%84%

Summary

Documentarian Ross McElwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing General William T. Sherman's infamous scorched-earth march through the Confederacy in the latter stages of the Civil War.

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Face Framed in Shadowin 390 titlesFor someone who wound up making a 2 1/2 hour movie about himself, McElwee is surprisingly reluctant to show his face.Romantic False Leadin 879 titlesRoss himself, oddly enough. He comes back to Wini's island to find out that she has taken up with Michael in his absence and is no longer interested in him.All 20 tropes

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