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03/03/1996 War, Drama, TV Movie, History 2h 47m
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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.

  1. John Frankenheimer

    Director

  2. David W. Rintels

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jarrod Emick

    Josiah Day

  2. Frederic Forrest

    Sgt. McSpadden

  3. Ted Marcoux

    Martin Blackburn

  4. Carmen Argenziano

    Hopkins

  5. Frederick Coffin

    Collins

  6. Cliff DeYoung

    Sgt. John Gleason

  7. William H. Macy

    Col. Chandler

  8. William Sanderson

    Munn

  9. Matt McGrath

    Ethan

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2016-07-24
And what do you call this little piece of heaven?

The American Civil War, and Union soldiers are imprisoned at Andersonville, a crude stockade establishment presided over by the inept and cruel Captain Henry Wirz. It would prove to be a another dark and soul destroying chapter from the war.

Lets get it out there right away, Andersonville was not the only hell hole prison operating during the American Civil War. Information from both sides of the coin is available on line for those wishing to explore further. That said, Andersonville is a story that deserved and is needed to be told, and ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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