Andersonville
– This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner..
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.
03 Mar 1996
English
John Frankenheimer
David W. Rintels
Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Carmen Argenziano
Sort of Civil War version of "Schindler's List" looks at the atrocities that occurred in the 1864 prisoner-of-war camp run by the Confederacy in Georgia. The prison originally planned to house 8000, eventually swelled to 33,000 which left little shelter, food or water for the prisoners and unclean conditions.
Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations.
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