This two-hour film examines the life and reputation of the Confederacy's pre-eminent general, whose military successes made him the scourge of the Union and the hero of the Confederacy during the Civil War, and who was elevated to almost god-like status by his admirers after his death.
Writing
Narration that questions rather than eulogizes.
Production
Archival restraint lets silence do heavy lifting.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Lost Cause' myth turned Lee into a secular saint; this film arrived as Confederate monuments finally began falling nationwide.
Lee's post-surrender silence on slavery and Reconstruction speaks louder than his battlefield letters— the documentary lets that void scream.
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