Andersonville
TNT (1996)
Drama, War
In Collection
#865
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053939769722
IMDB   7.5
2 hr 48 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Frederic Forrest Sgt. McSpadden
Jan Triska Capt. Henry Wirz
Cliff De Young Sgt. John Gleason
Ted Marcoux Martin Blackburn
Jarrod Emick Josiah Day
Carmen Argenziano Hopkins
Jayce Bartok Billy
Frederick Coffin Collins
Denis Forest Mad Matthew
Justin Henry Tyce
Tony Higgins Tucker
Director
John Frankenheimer
Victor Fleming
Producer David W. Rintels
Diane Batson-Smith
John Frankenheimer
Writer David W. Rintels
Cinematography Ric Waite
Musician Gary Chang


Made for the TNT cable channel, 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 ( Jarrod Emick ), and his sergeant ( Frederic Forrest ) 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. After an unsuccessful escape attempt, the Massachusetts men help to put an end to the Raiders' activities. With the permission of the camp's commandant, Captain Wirz ( Jan Triska ), the Raiders are tried by their peers (with newly arrived prisoners as the impartial jury) and punishment is meted out. The men eagerly greet each new batch of arrivals to the overcrowded camp, hoping to hear some news of prisoner exchange, but as the months drag on and more of the men succumb to disease, that hope begins to flicker. — Tom Wiener
Edition Details
Distributor Turner Home Ent
Chapters 41
Release Date 2002
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
2 Feature-Length Audio Commentaries: One by Director John Frankenheimer, The Other Featuring Writer/Producer David W. Rintels, Cinematographer Ric Waite, Editor Paul Rubell, Production Designer Michael Z. Hanan, Costume Designer May Routh and Historian/ Military Choreographer Dale Fetzer

Additional Scene: A Visit from the Ladies
Interactive Menus
TV Spot
Scene Access
DVD-ROM Features: A Soldier's Journal
Images from Andersonville
Cast/Creator Profiles
Historical Background
Inside Andersonville