Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007)
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A man finds himself torn between the love of his homeland, the love of his family, and the love of a woman in this period drama based on a true story. Robert Adams (Julian Adams) is a Southern gentleman who is helping to run the plantation run by his grandfather (Weston Adams) as the Civil War looms… More A man finds himself torn between the love of his homeland, the love of his family, and the love of a woman in this period drama based on a true story. Robert Adams (Julian Adams) is a Southern gentleman who is helping to run the plantation run by his grandfather (Weston Adams) as the Civil War looms on the horizon. At a party, Robert meets Eveline McCord (Gwendolyn Edwards), a beautiful and intelligent schoolteacher from the North. Robert falls deeply in love with Eveline and asks for her hand in marriage, but not long after that, war breaks out and Robert's loyalties to family and home lead him to become a captain in the Confederate army, while Eveline stands by her family in the North. As Robert bravely fights for a failing cause and is captured and imprisoned by Union troops, he struggles to stay in contact with Eveline, with her love becoming the only thing he can still count on. The film was written, produced, and co-directed by Julian Adams, who also played Robert Adams, his real-life great-great-grandfather; the supporting cast includes Mickey Rooney, Tippi Hedren, and musician Edwin McCain. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- A. Blaine Miller, Julian Adams
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Jul 15, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- ThinkFilm Inc.
Critic Reviews
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Michael Ordoņa, Los Angeles Times
The film is passionately made, but its unapologetically romantic views of war and the Old South leave a bitter aftertaste.
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Paul Malcolm, L.A. Weekly
It's easy to keep blaming Ken Burns for this kind of softcore Civil War porn, but enough is enough: This is a vanity project of the most indulgent order.
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Cast
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Julian Adams
as Captain Robert Adams
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Gwendolyn Edwards
as Eveline McCord Adams
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Eric Holloway
as Benjamin Young
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Amy Redford
as Sylvia McCord
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Nelson McCord
as Joshua Lindsey
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Josh Lindsey
as Nelson McCord
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Tippi Hedren
as Grandmother Eveline
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Mickey Rooney
as David McCord
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Edwin McCain
as Belcher
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Weston Adams
as Grandfather Adams
- Bob Dorian
- A. Blaine Miller
- Joshua Lindsey
