Moviemakers to keep promise of battlefield preservation

Frye has been named to an interim board of directors that is helping to set up the foundation, but said he will step down in April when a permanent board is in place.

Re-enacting organizations that supported the movie are being asked to nominate prospective board members by Jan. 31. They are looking for people with experience in accounting, banking, real estate and business management, Frye said.

Re-enactors saved the movie company millions of dollars by volunteering their time, their authentic-looking uniforms and their expertise, he said.

"They donated thousands of man-hours toward the project. That should be worth a million dollars," Frye said.

Most of the movie was filmed in Washington County. Shooting locations included the 500-acre Flook farm near Keedysville, the former Lowe's store on Wesel Boulevard and the historic Plumb Grove mansion in Clear Spring.

Film crews also worked in downtown Harpers Ferry, W.Va., and at the Apollo Civic Theatre in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Ted Turner Pictures spent $54 million on the production.

Editing will take place at the movie company's headquarters in Williamsport, which has been operating with a skeleton staff since filming wrapped up in mid-December.

The movie is scheduled for release in theaters in November 2002.