Sherman's March

"An improbable search for love"

1986 2h 38m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 46

Documentary

Synopsis

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Documentarian Ross McElwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing General William T. Sherman's infamous scorched-earth march through the Confederacy in the latter stages of the Civil War. Instead, haunted by a recent breakup with a girlfriend, McElwee ends up documenting his progress -- or lack thereof -- in starting a new relationship. His journey then becomes one of self-reflection and self-discovery rather than a historical/sociological exploration.

“An improbable search for love”

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Cast

Ross McElwee
Self
Dede McElwee
Self
Patricia Rendleman
Self
Charleen Swansea
Self
Ross McElwee Jr.
Self
Burt Reynolds
Self
Tom McElwee
Self
Wini Wood
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ross McElwee
Writers: Ross McElwee
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ross McElwee, shot by Ross McElwee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Ross McElwee and Dede McElwee and Patricia Rendleman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An improbable search for love".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ross McElwee directs. Ross McElwee behind the camera. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
340 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Ross McElwee, shot by Ross McElwee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Ross McElwee and Dede McElwee and Patricia Rendleman carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "An improbable search for love".
8IMDB entry: tt0091943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ross McElwee
Runtime: 158 min · 2h 38m
Status: Released
Budget: $75,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: Sherman's March (1986)

Awards

Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary

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Also by

Ross McElwee

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Production companies

Who made it

First Run Features
US

Key crew

CinematographyRoss McElwee
ProducerRoss McElwee
Sound MixerRichard Bock
SoundRoss McElwee
Camera OperatorMichel Negroponte

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

cliché

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere1985-11-13· Cambridge, Massachusetts
Theatrical (limited)1986-09-05

Also known as

International titles

Shermanuv pochodCZ
Sherman márciusa: Meditáció a romantikus szerelem lehetőségéről Délen, a nukleáris fegyverkezési verseny idejénHU
Марш ШерманаRU
Sherman's March: A Meditation on the Possibility of Romantic Love in the South During an Era of Nuclear Weapons ProliferationUS