Andersonville (1996)

03/03/1996 (US) • 2h 47m

War, Drama, TV Movie, History

The great untold story of the American Civil War.

Overview

This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor, VA, in June 1864, and shipped to the camp in southern Georgia. A private, Josiah Day, and his sergeant try to hold their company together in the face of squalid living conditions, inhumane punishments, and a gang of predatory fellow prisoners called the Raiders.

Top Billed Cast

Jarrod Emick

Josiah Day

Frederic Forrest

Sgt. McSpadden

Ted Marcoux

Martin Blackburn

Cliff DeYoung

Sgt. John Gleason

William H. Macy

Col. Chandler


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

prison

war crimes

prisoner of war

prison escape

prison brawl

union soldier

confederate soldier

american civil war

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