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Maxwell
has been an independent filmmaker since 1978 and is best
known for Gettysburg, a movie adaptation of the
best selling book, The Killer Angels, for which his
new movie is a prequel.
Ronald R. Maxwell was educated at New York University, first
in the College of Arts and Sciences and later in the
Graduate School of the Arts’ Institute of Film. He has
since compiled a lengthy filmography by writing, producing,
and directing movies for television and theatrical release.
In addition to his Civil War films, Gettysburg and Gods
and Generals, he has done such movies as Little
Darlings, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,
Kidco, and Parent Trap II. An Emmy
nomination is among the many honors his films have garnered
over the years he has spent working behind the cameras.
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