Class of '61

Class of '61
Written by	Jonas McCord
Directed by	Gregory Hoblit
Starring	Dan Futterman Clive Owen Josh Lucas
Theme music composer	John Debney
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Executive producers: Steven Spielberg Jonas McCord Producer: Gregg Fienberg
Cinematography	Janusz Kaminski
Running time	90 minutes
Production company(s)	Amblin Television
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original release	12 April 1993

Class of '61 is a 1993 American biographical war drama television film produced by Steven Spielberg as a projected television series about the American Civil War. The film was filmed in Charleston, South Carolina and Atlanta and was the first collaboration between Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.

Plot

The film follows the lives of several West Point cadet classmates who find themselves on opposite sides of the war. The film also follows the adventures of Lucius the slave escaping via the underground railroad to freedom with the film cutting between the First Battle of Bull Run and the birth of a Lucius' child born in slavery.

Cast

• Dan Futterman as Shelby Peyton
• Josh Lucas as George Armstrong Custer
• John P. Navin, Jr. as Burnett
• Clive Owen as Devin O'Neil
• Sophie Ward as Shannen O'Neil
• Laura Linney as Lily Magraw
• Andre Braugher as Lucius
• Barry Cullison as Sergeant Yancy
• Len Cariou as Dr Leland Peyton
• Dana Ivey as Mrs Julia Peyton

Production

Renowned Civil War historian Shelby Foote acted as Consultant, and documentary producer Ken Burns received Special Thanks for his input, he having created the critically acclaimed The Civil War documentary in 1990.

External links

• Class of '61 at IMDb