Andersonville (1996)

Andersonville (1996) is a War, Drama, TV Movie, History film directed by John Frankenheimer, rated 6.5/10 by 53 viewers.

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.

Where to stream (US): History Vault.

Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Carmen Argenziano, Frederick Coffin.