Sherman's March (film)

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For the campaign of the Civil War General see Sherman's March to the Sea.

Sherman's March

Directed by	Ross McElwee
Written by	Ross McElwee
Release date(s)	September 5, 1986
Running time	157 min.
Language	English
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Sherman's March: A Meditation on the Possibility of Romantic Love In the South During an Era of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation is a 1986 documentary film which starts out to tell the story of the effects of General William Tecumseh Sherman's march through Georgia (the "March to the Sea"). During filming, however, director/writer Ross McElwee's work shifted into a more personal story about the women in his life, his nightmares about nuclear war, and his obsession with Burt Reynolds. This shift of focus is brought about by a traumatic breakup McElwee experienced prior to beginning filming; McElwee's emotional state at the time made it difficult for him to separate personal from professional concerns.

In 2000, the Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.