Bob Dylan - 'Cross The Green Mountain

What this video is

Released in December 2003 as a tie-in to the Warner Bros. Civil War epic Gods and Generals, this video emerged in the shadow of the September 11, 2001 attacks — a moment when Dylan's meditation on American war, sacrifice, and mortality carried double resonance. The song draws from Civil War-era poetry, the Bible, and the work of Confederate poet laureate Henry Timrod, placing it within Dylan's decades-long…

Why it matters

A landmark example of the cinematic music video as historical elegy. Rare in the Dylan catalog for its full narrative commitment to a specific historical milieu, this video demonstrates how the medium can function as a companion to both soundtrack placement and literary-folk tradition. It also…

The director

Tom Krueger is a New York-based director and cinematographer, longtime member of the International Cinematographers' Guild and Directors Guild of America. He has shot and directed music videos for Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder,…