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- ↑ "The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). 19 February 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ↑ "NY Times: The Battle of Gettysburg". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
