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.
Jarrod Emick
Josiah Day
Frederic Forrest
Sgt. McSpadden
Ted Marcoux
Martin Blackburn
Carmen Argenziano
Hopkins
Frederick Coffin
Collins
Cliff DeYoung
Sgt. John Gleason
William H. Macy
Col. Chandler
William Sanderson
Munn
Matt McGrath
Ethan
Jan Tříska
Cap. Henry Wirz
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