Bibliograph

Copperhead., Swordspoint Productions ; produced by Ron Maxwell ; screenplay by Bill Kaufman ; directed by Ron Maxwell, Widescreen

Type

Label

Copperhead., Swordspoint Productions ; produced by Ron Maxwell ; screenplay by Bill Kaufman ; directed by Ron Maxwell, Widescreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: PG-13; for an unsettling sequence

Main title

Copperhead.

Oclc number

870688093

Responsibility statement

Swordspoint Productions ; produced by Ron Maxwell ; screenplay by Bill Kaufman ; directed by Ron Maxwell

Runtime

120

Summary

The film, inspired by actual events, takes place in upstate New York, circa 1862. Dairy farmer Abner Beech despises slavery, but just as passionately opposes the war that President Lincoln is waging, all in the name of "union", hundreds of miles away. Abner is neither a Yankee nor a Rebel. He is what is known as a "Copperhead". A local anti-slavery zealot named Hagadorn stirs up the town against him, with pamphlets and rumors that prompt shopkeepers to boycott Abner's dairy products

Technique

live action

resource.version

Widescreen

Classification