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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786300181502 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6300181502 Label: Universal Studios Languages: Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: April 30, 1996 Running Time: 105 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: June 03, 1965 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Shenandoah, a film well-liked in its day, recalls Friendly Persuasion and foreshadows The Patriot as it tells of an American clan traumatized by war on native soil. Virginia farmer James Stewart has never owned slaves, owes allegiance to no one beyond his own kin, and adamantly disregards the North-South strife rumbling just over the hill: "This war is not mine and I take no note of it." That changes when youngest son Philip Alford (To Kill a Mockingbird's Jem) is carried off by Yankees, and the family must ride out to reclaim him. Shenandoah has several affecting moments--notably a homefront atrocity--but much of it is lit and played like a television show. Script and direction are formulaic, Stewart falls back on cozy shtick, and the supporting cast is a collection of bland studio contract players. As the closing credit says: "filmed entirely at Universal City." --Richard T. Jameson Average Rating:
 Rating:  - An individualist who finds himself unwillingly at warThis Jimmy Stewart star vehicle was released in 1965, so I could have seen it as a kid. But I didn't. Usually we attended blockbuster musicals and comedies. When I say this is a star vehicle for Stewart, I mean that he gets more lines than anyone else, and he gets all the good lines. There are a fair number of good lines in this movie, which tells the story of a Virginia farmer who tries to keep himself and his sons out of the Civil War raging all around him. He is successful at tending ... Read More Rating: - Stewart's patriarachThis film proven to be perhaps the last big hit for Stewart but what an heartfelt one!! It has endured in various screenings on TV and also resulted in a musical with John McCullum in the role Jimmy created memorably here. Although he was to make a few more films in this genre (Firecreek, Bandolero,The Rare Breed, Cheyenne Social Club), none of them held a candle to this family oriented Western. Stewart gives one of his best performances as a patriarch of a large family in the South who tries to hold ... Read More Rating:  - Classic!!!Shenandoah is a classic Jimmy Stewart Western. There's not a whole lot to say other than it's just an awesome movie!! Rating: - One of his BEST films!Absolutely stumped... when I read some of these reviews on Shenandoah. I was certain that all the reviews would have been ALL 5 stars. Shenandoah was a beautiful movie, and the acting was just superb. Not many movies of today make you want to boil your eyes out crying, and send your humour or emotions flying. Clearly alot of people cannot appreciate alot of movies from jimmy's era. My advise is, dont post reviews if you do not know what your talking about!!! Rating: - Common Sense with a TwistIf you like westerns and civil war stories, have a passion for James Stewart and want to enjoy a good movie- this is the one. You become part of this family as they search for "the boy". The hardships they endure will bring tears to your eyes (happy and sad) as they scour the south during the Civil War looking for him. |
