European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sidelights Confederate soldiers converge with Union troops amid Pickett s charge in Gettysburg the epic movie about the crucial civil War Battle of july 1863. J. Where Gettysburg will land new in Cinema invading military movie Heaters by Dave Walczak staff writer moviegoers in 21 military communities in Europe Are finally getting a shot a Gettysburg this and air Force Exchange service officials in Firth Germany have announced a special 1 . Starting time for the film that generally has received Praise from critics but stirred Little enthusiasm among the . Movie going Public. Most cafes movie Heaters in Europe feature 7 . Showings. We were really perplexed on How to show this film said Richard Shuff who Heads movie operations for the Exchange service Headquarters in Firth. If we started it at 7 ., we d be there All Gettysburg runs 4 hours and 40 minutes with a 20-minute intermission. The film is based on Michael Shaara s pulitzer prize winning novel. The killer an gds. Standard Exchange service prices arc in effect for viewers of the civil War epic. Adults will pay $2.50 and children 12andunderwillpay$1.25.thefilmisratcd pm. That rating allowed cafes officials to schedule afternoon showings sheff said. Movies with r ratings Are not shown As matinees. The Navy got a jump on Gettysburg by showing it in Rota Spain two weeks ago. Sailors in Simonella sic ily and Naples Italy can see the epic this week at times varying from 5 . To 6 . Cafes officials knew in late december that the film staring Tom Beringer As it. Gen. James Long Street Martin Sheen As Gen. Robert e. Lee Jeff Daniels As col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Gettysburg will hit screens at these military communities in Europe 1 , sri Owina unless otherwise indicated \ monday Italy Naples 5 30 . Simonella 5 . Tuesday Italy Naples. 5 30 . Italy Simonella. S . Italy Naples Tea Simonella 6 . Lii Tim England Mildenhall noon Germany Augsburg Baumholz Emberlin Frankfurt Fulda Iirth Giessen Hanau Heidelberg Italy piano Simonella 6 . Saturday Hillesheim Kaiserslautern 1 and 7p.m. Saturday Mannheim Ramstein Stuttgart Vilseck Wiesbaden Wurzburg Englan Lakenheath German Augsburg Bamberg Pitburg i Eberstadt Karlsruhe Katterbach ital Vicenza Kirch-g6nsramstein Sembach Stuttgart Wiesbaden Wil Flecken Worms Belgium shape England Alconbury Germany bad Kreuz Nach Darmstadt Grafe Wohr Pir Masens Sandhofer Schweinfurt Span Dahlem Italy Brindisi Belgium shape Germany Babenhausen Pitburg Hohenfels Rhein Mains a Sam Elliott As Brig. Gen. John Buford would be available for showing in february. Under its Standard contracting procedures the Exchange service will pay a percentage of the Gate to new line Cinema distributor of the film. Such a procedure involves some risk sheff said because overhead costs Are deducted from ticket sales and Gettysburg was not a huge hit at . Box offices. However we May draw More precisely because people in the military Are interested in this kind of film sheff said. We Hope to get a mix of people who Are interested in history and those interested in this Type of directed by Robert Maxwell Gettysburg utilized More than 5,000 civil War re Enactor especially prominent during the filming of Pickett s charge. The failed assault on the Center of the Union line Cli maxed the three Day engagement of july 1863. The movie was filmed on the actual Battle site in Pennsylvania. Page 6 sunday january 30, 1994
