The Civil War in Film and TV: 6 Movie & Series Scripts Worth Reading (Script Library)
Glory
1989 | War | History | True Story | Based on a Book | Feature Film
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-Black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates. [IMDb]
Written by Kevin Jaffe
Based on the book "Lay This Laurel" by Lincoln Kirstein
Based on the book "One Gallant Rush" by Peter Burchard
Based on the letters of Robert Gould Shaw
Script version: Photocopy, Numbered Scenes, dated December 20, 1988 (for educational purposes only)
Gettysburg
1993 | War | History | True Story | Based on a Book | Feature Film & Television Mini-Series
In 1863, the Northern and Southern forces fight at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War. [IMDb]
Written by Ronald F. Maxwell
Based on the book "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara
Script version: Shooting Script, Photocopy, Numbered Scenes, dated June 1, 1992 (for educational purposes only)
Cold Mountain
2003 | War | Romance | Drama | Based on a Book | Feature Film
In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart. [IMDb]
Written by Anthony Minghella
Based on the book "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier
Script version: Final Draft, dated February 2, 2002(for educational purposes only)
Lincoln
2012 | History | War | Drama | True Story | Based on a Book | Feature Film
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves. [IMDb]
** Oscar-Nominated Screenplay **
Written by Tony Kushner
Based in part on the book "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Script version: Final Shooting Script, dated December 20, 2011 (for educational purposes only)
Gone with the Wind
1939 | Romance | War | Drama | Based on a Book | Feature Film
A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods. [IMDb]
** Oscar-Winning Screenplay **
Written by Sidney Howard
Contributing Writers (uncredited): Oliver H.P. Garrett, Ben Hecht, Jo Sweling, John Van Druten
Based on the book "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell
Script version: Final Shooting Script, photocopy, numbered scenes, dated January 24, 1939 (for educational purposes only)
The Beguiled
1971 | Crime | Psychological Thriller | War | Based on a Book | Feature Film
While recuperating in a Confederate girls' boarding school, a Union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely women's hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him. [IMDb]
Written by Albert Maltz (as John B. Sherry) and Irene Kamp (as Grimes Grice)
Rewrite (uncredited) by Claude Traverse
Based on the novel "The Beguiled" by Thomas Cullinan
Script version: Photocopy, fourth draft, numbered scenes, credited to Albert Maltz, dated August 1, 1969 (for educational purposes only)
