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 Posted: Sun Jan 24th, 2010 06:04 pm
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javal1
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 Well, reading the Last Full Measure thread (or as Susan calls it, the thread that refuses to die), I saw some discussion on whether a non-battle-centric Civil War film could be a box office success. interesting, and deserves a thread of it's own.

I would throw out a couple that might. Sickles, the original American Scoundrel, has everything for a box office hit. A villain, sex, some action, etc. There would have to be some battle scenes but the movie wouldn't be about the fighting.

Second, and much tougher, would be Team of Rivals. This would require exactly the right cast, producer, director, etc. Lack of romance/sex might be a problem, but the psychological interplay between the characters holds potential.

Any comments or other ideas?