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Andersonville
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Andersonville

1996 · 167 min War Drama TV Movie History
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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This TV film's power lies in its unflinching, procedural depiction of degradation, prioritizing grim authenticity over spectacle. The focus on the mundane horrors of camp life creates a suffocating sense of dread that larger battles often lack.

What lingers after viewing is not just the historical detail, but a profound meditation on the corrosion of the human spirit under extreme duress. It's a sobering testament to a dark chapter. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: John Frankenheimer

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Alone, in a quiet setting for solemn reflection.

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Jarrod Emick

Josiah Day

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Sgt. McSpadden

Ted Marcoux

Ted Marcoux

Martin Blackburn

Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

Hopkins

Frederick Coffin

Frederick Coffin

Collins

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Sgt. John Gleason

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Col. Chandler

William Sanderson

William Sanderson

Munn

Matt McGrath

Matt McGrath

Ethan

Jan Tříska

Jan Tříska

Cap. Henry Wirz

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