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Class of '61 is a 1993 American war drama television film produced by Steven Spielberg as a projected television series about the American Civil War. It focused on men who were classmates at West Point and separated by the war between the North and the South.
...more. Three West Point cadets and friends find themselves on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences. Meanwhile, a slave escap...
Apr 12, 1993 · Class of '61: Directed by Gregory Hoblit. With Christien Anholt, Andre Braugher, Dan Futterman, Josh Lucas. Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences.
The story of three friends, all West Pointers, torn apart by the Civil War, with two heading off to fight for the North and one for the South. There’s Shelby Peyton (Dan Futterman), who isn’t proud of slavery, but can’t take up arms against his home state of Virginia.
Faced by the threat of Civil War, the wrenching, intimate nature of fratricidal strife is epitomized by three senior cadets attending West Point, Class of 1861, in this made-for-television film from Amblin.
Apr 12, 1993 · Overview. Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences. A subplot involves Lucius, a Shelby Peyton's slave, who kills a slave trader and goes on the run. Gregory Hoblit.
Class of '61 (TV Movie 1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
