The andersonville trial is about the confederate officer given charge to this horrific place, henry wirz. Librivox recording of andersonville diary, escape and list of the dead by john l. A court martialed confederate officer faces trial for running the notorious prison of war camp in andersonville, georgia, where over. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This riveting film recreates the trial of swissborn confederate commander captain henry wirz basehart as he defends himself against charges, brought by a zealous army prosecutor shatner, that he provided inadequate shelter, medical care, and food. Nearly,000 union prisoners of war died in two short years.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A dramatization of the 1865 warcrimes trial of henry wirz, commandant of the notorious confederate pow camp at andersonville, georgia. Andersonville the untold story of the civil war is a slickly produced. The andersonville trial opened on december 29th, 1959 at henry millers theatre. Jeremy leach northern light productions the history channel, 2003 1 hour documentary about the infamous confederate prisoner of war camp. Ransom was the quartermaster of company a, 9th michigan volunteer cavalry during the american civil war and a union prisoner in the infamous confederate prison at andersonville, georgia. The andersonville trial 1959 broadway tickets, news. You can watch andersonville online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. In 1970, the play was produced as a movie and was directed by george c. He played a nonspeaking role as a union soldier and understudied the role of jasper culver, which he plays here. Cameron mitchell general wallace, william shatner col. Rintels and directed by john frankenheimer, appeared on turner network television tnt.
Scott, a cast member in the original broadway production of levitts play, directed a critically acclaimed film adaptation also entitled the andersonville trial. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Andersonville reflects on first week of live tweets, interaction with followers. Andersonville trial dvd nonfiction history of the civil. Andersonville is a 1996 american television film directed by john. Based on the real life trial of henry wirz during the civil war, the andersonville trial is directed by tami mcdonald and features over fifteen area actors bringing a littleknown court case from.
Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. I saw this play on network tv some 35 years ago and was impressed. The andersonville trial is based on the reallife trial of henry wirz, who was in charge of the infamous confederate andersonville prison in georgia. During the civil war, 14,000 union soldiers perished due to poor conditions at a prisonerofwar camp in andersonville, georgia. The 1996 film andersonville continues to be a popular classroom tool. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Chipman and otis baker duked it out in court with wirzs fate on the line, and ultimately the issue of just following orders is brought up a television adaptation was produced as the pilot episode of kcets hollywood television. The andersonville trial deals with ethical issues surrounding wirz and. This madeforcable civil war saga chronicles the further indignities suffered by union soldiers in andersonville, the confederacys notoriously squalid pow camp. A private, josiah day, and his sergeant try to hold their company together in the face.
The andersonville trial 4 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. They are transported to prisonerofwar camp sumter, near andersonville, georgia. The andersonville trial 1970 05171970 us tv movie, drama 2h 30m user score. Kantors andersonville is a fictionalized account of life in the confederate states of america prison camp in georgia for union soldiers captured during the. The play focuses not on the story of andersonville prison, but rather on the trial of the prisons commander, captain henry wirz, which took place in the late summer and fall of 1865. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1996 movies 1996. During the raiders trial, the defense lawyer argues that there is no law at andersonville. The andersonville trial is a film production of the trial of captain wirz, the confederate commandant of the andersonville pow compound in georgia, which was the largest confederate pow camp containing union prisoners in the entire confederacy. Andersonville hd movie 1996 free online film guide. Lou frizzell, who plays jasper culver in this production of the andersonville trial, played a union soldier in the original 1959 broadway stage production. He is the only one of the original broadway cast to appear in this production. The andersonville trial on dvdbluray 2012 broadway on. But upon the insistence of a few, a request for a legitimate trial is made to.
That it has stayed with me so long is a measure of its power to make one ask questions about how they would act in the stressful conditions of war. This is not the actual trial records, but saul levitt, the author had access to. C aptain henry wirzthe commandant of the confederate prison at andersonville, georgiawas arrested in may 1865, the only confederate soldier charged with war crimes during the civil war. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and. A court martialed confederate officer faces trial for running the notorious prison of war camp in andersonville, georgia, where over 14000 union prisoners died. This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the confederacys most notorious prisonerofwar camp. The andersonville trial 1970 the movie database tmdb. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
The hanging that follows the trial is andersonvilles true climax, although the film lingers on to no decisive conclusion afterward. The movie was based on the actual 1865 trial of henry wirz, played by richard. The andersonville trial times movie tickets fandango. Civil war andersonville 1996 complete original tvmovie. Though dwarfed by the shadow of notorious andersonville prison, there were fifteen other facilities in the state. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. The awardwinning play recounts the trial of captain henry wirz, the swiss doctor who commanded the confederate garrison at andersonville. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. The story of the most notorious confederate prisoner of war camp in the american civil war. When they enter, they discover a former comrade, named dick potter, who was captured at antietam, who explains the grim realities of daily existence in the camp. Rent andersonville 1996 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. His trial, by a military tribunal, took place between august 23 and october 18, 1865. A dramatization of the 1865 warcrimes trial of henry wirz. Andersonville the untold story of the civil war is a slickly produced, 1996 tnt original movie that originally aired on march 3rd.
Levitt attempted to stay as close to the facts as possible while injecting his own concepts of the personalities involved. The andersonville trial tickets the andersonville trial. South cotabato jail, philippines the worlds toughest prisons prison documentary duration. Using the film andersonville in the classroom national park service.
Andersonville trial dvd 1970 region 1 us import ntsc. 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. The trial scene, in fact, dominates the film s second half, and proves a moving assertion of civilization in a wholly inhuman place. Civil war andersonville 1996 complete original tv movie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the andersonville trial near you. The andersonville trial on dvdbluray 2012 broadway on video. Cheap tickets to all the andersonville trial shows are available on cheaptickets. Without food, shelter, water, medicine, or the simple amenities of life, dozens of prisoners died each day. You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. A play, the andersonville trial, and two television films, the andersonville. The andersonville trial play and andersonville film new. With jarrod emick, frederic forrest, ted marcoux, carmen argenziano.
Conditions there were unspeakably bad, with foul and scarce water, insufficient food, and no shade or. Watch andersonville trial now on your favorite device. For the purposes of this mock trial, this conspiracy has been ommitted, and the focus is on establishing wirzs responsibility for andersonville in light of the lieber code, which was adopted in 1863 to protect the rights of soldiers and civilians in. Search all the andersonville trial events and get last minute tickets with a 150% moneyback guarantee. Yankee hotel, a story of andersonville by brad quinlan and mark stibitz. The movie was based on the actual 1865 trial of henry wirz, played by richard basehart. The andersonville trial play and andersonville film. Chipman, jack cassidy otis baker, wright king major hosmer, woodrow parfrey louis schade, martin sheen captain williams, richard basehart henry wirz, whit bissell doctor ford, harry townes col. The lack of a decisive ending was inevitable, given the lack of distinction. In 1938, dekker left the stage to pursue a film career. Over the course of more than 60 days, 160 witnesses testified, the majority of whom were former andersonville pows. The play can be considered a documentary to the extent that it is set in the. Movies like the andersonville trial if you like the andersonville trial you are looking for sincere, thought provoking and rough movies about with prison, military, american civil war, courtroom, crimes, confined and legal action themes of drama genre shot in usa. Without commercial breaks, the full movie the andersonville trial has a duration of 150 minutes.
The andersonville trial is a 1959 play based on the 1865 trial of captain henry wirz on conspiracy and murder charges. Cyclops 1940 and a doublecrossing hit man in the killers 1946. Captain wirz was found guilty on all counts and was sentenced to death. The andersonville trial is a television adaptation of a 1959 hit broadway play by saul levitt, presented as an episode of pbs s on may 17, 1970 as part of the anthology series hollywood television theatre. He appeared in more than thirty films, with memorable performances such as the mad scientist in dr. Professor paul finkelman talks about the military trial of henry wirz, the confederate commander of andersonville prison, where approximately,000 union prisoners died. Filled with the kind of drama that only a real war crimes trial can generate, the play by saul levitt focuses on the trial of a swiss germanborn confederate captain who was in charge of the andersonville prison in georgia, where union soldiers died at the rate of 3000 men a day during the hot summer months of their incarceration in 1864. The andersonville trial play was written by saul levitt using the official record of the trial of henry wirz as its basic source material. Rent andersonville 1996 starring jarrod emick and frederic forrest on dvd and bluray. Best movies like the andersonville trial bestsimilar. The film begins with a group of union soldiers being captured and forced to surrender at cold harbor, virginia, in june 1864. The andersonville trial is a television adaptation of a 1959 hit broadway play by saul levitt. With cameron mitchell, william shatner, jack cassidy, wright king.
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