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Movie poster: Andersonville (1996)
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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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Year 1996
Country United States of America
Genre War, Drama, TV Movie, History
Director John Frankenheimer
Runtime 167 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (51 votes)

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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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