 Martin Sheen (qv)s role in the movie as General Lee was at one  time slated for William Hurt (I) (qv), who bailed on the project  when the studio financing the film at the time went broke.  Tommy Lee Jones (qv) was approached, but could not take it because  his schedule was filled. Robert Duvall (I) (qv) was the next most  likely candidate, having approached the producers and done research  on the role, Virginia accent and all, until Martin Sheen (qv)  signed on a sudden last