The Andersonville Trial (1970)

Directed by

George C. Scott

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Union officer is put on trial for his role running a notorious Confederate prison camp during the Civil War. The prosecution argues that he was responsible for the deaths of thousands of prisoners through neglect and cruelty.

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What happens

The Andersonville Trial is a 1959 hit Broadway play by Saul Levitt. It was later adapted into a television production and presented as part of the PBS anthology series Hollywood Television Theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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