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Ronald F. Maxwell

Directing · 1949-01-05 · Clifton, New Jersey, USA

Ronald F. Maxwell (born January 5, 1949) is an American film director and writer. He is most known for writing and directing the American Civil War epics Gettysburg (1993) and Gods and Generals (2003). In 2007, Maxwell optioned the film rights to novelist Speer Morgan's 1979 book Belle Starr. Starr was a legendary female outlaw of the Old West. A New Jersey native, Maxwell attended Clifton High School. He graduated from New York University (NYU) Institute of Film 1970. Fluent in French, Maxwell is a member of the Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronald F. Maxwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (16)

YearFilmAs
2026The Gettysburg Book: A Father, Son & The Killer AngelsSelf - Interviewee
2022Rugby BoysDirector
2017History Storytellers: GettysburgSelf
2013Copperheadproducer
2013Copperheaddirector
2003Gods and GeneralsScreenplay
2003Gods and GeneralsProducer
2003Gods and GeneralsDirector
1993GettysburgScreenplay
1993GettysburgDirector
1987In the Land of the Poetswriter
1987In the Land of the Poetsdirector
1986The Parent Trap IIDirector
1984Kidcodirector
1981The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgiadirector
1980Little DarlingsDirector