Scott directed this madefortelevision adaptation of saul levitts awardwinning stage drama, based on the true story of andersonville prison, a notorious confederate prisoner of war camp in operation during the civil war. Royal gambit a special hot included in season tickets will play april. Now hollywood is getting ready to fight the nations bloodiest conflict all over again with a passel of new sesquicentennialready film and tv projects from some of the biggest. The prisoners gave this place the name andersonville, which became the colloquial name for the camp. If you do not find your desired show or movie, email us and we will find it for you. Andersonville is one of the most concentrated areas of swedish culture in the united states. Andersonville, pulitzer prizewinning 1956 novel by mackinlay kantor. The grove theatre center is located at 1111b west olive avenue, burbank, ca 91506 in george izay park. The andersonville trial essays 1256 words bartleby. With cameron mitchell, william shatner, jack cassidy, wright king.
Heinrich hartmann wirz, better known as henry wirz november 25, 1823 november 10, 1865, was a swissamerican officer of the confederate army during the american civil war. Captain wirz was found guilty on all counts and was sentenced to death. 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. The andersonville trial play and andersonville film.
The film begins with a group of union soldiers being captured and forced to surrender at cold harbor, virginia, in june 1864. His trial, by a military tribunal, took place between august 23 and october 18, 1865. Film, video the savage is loose motion picture feature film over 60 minutes. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the andersonville trial near you. Andersonville was notorious civil warera confederate military prison in andersonville, georgia. You will make just as little money, mencken promised. So, it only makes sense to have this 40yearold cultural museum located at its heart. Watch andersonville trial now on your favorite device. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The hanging that follows the trial is andersonvilles true climax, although the film lingers on to no decisive conclusion afterward. The andersonville trial, produced in 1970, is appropriate for high school audiences interested in the moral questions raised by the prison, and how they were addressed during the trial of captain wirz.
Immediately download the andersonville novel summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching andersonville novel. Over the course of more than 60 days, 160 witnesses testified, the majority of whom were former andersonville pows. In 1865, captain harry wirz richard basehart is brought to. Page 23 mississippi, and crowded into the confined space, until in the month of june the average number of square feet of ground to each prisoner was only 33. Librivox recording of andersonville diary, escape and list of the dead by john l. Not counting the raiders, the brave, desperate union prisoners are largely indistinguishable, except for their. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. The trial of captain henry wirz, the commandant of the confederate prisoner of war camp known as andersonville, is a look at a man who oversaw the death of 14,000 union prisoners out of 45,000. The andersonville trial 4 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. The andersonville trial deals with ethical issues surrounding wirz and. Wirz was the commandant of the stockade of camp sumter, a confederate prisonerofwar camp near andersonville, georgia, where inhumane conditions led to a high. Top 10 things to see and do in andersonville, chicago. The new camp, officially named camp sumter, quickly became known as andersonville, after the railroad station in neighboring sumter county beside which the camp was located. The call is the largest glbt video bar in the andersonville neighborhood, located at 1547 west bryn mawr just west of clark street.
The prison at andersonville has recently been partially restored as a tribute to those who died there and to all who have died in the service of the united states. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended. Andersonville theological seminary is a christian seminary located in camilla, georgia. The andersonville trial tickets the andersonville trial. Pastor john weaver the truth about andersonville prison duration. Conditions there were unspeakably bad, with foul and scarce water, insufficient food, and no shade or. Heinrich hartmann wirz, better known as henry wirz november 25, 1823 november 10.
Cameron mitchell general wallace, william shatner col. North coast repertory theatre presents a special onenight reading of the andersonville trial by saul levitt on monday, november 22, 2010 at 7. The andersonville trial essays 1256 words 6 pages and on the charge that the prisoner did with others to conspire to destroy the lives of soldiers in the military service of the united states in violation of the laws and customs of warguilty were the words that soared out of wallaces mouth at the end of the trial. Andersonville trial dvd nonfiction history of the civil. The andersonville trial is a television adaptation of a 1959 hit broadway play by saul levitt, presented as an episode of pbss on may 17, 1970 as part of the anthology series hollywood television theatre. But likely you wont leave much, you can find great shopping and some of the best restaurants on clarks avenue restaurants row.
The site is an iconic reminder of the horrors of civil war prisons. Jeremy leach northern light productions the history channel, 2003 1 hour documentary about the infamous confederate prisoner of war camp. The south carolinian prisoner camp is aptly described as hell on earth. The andersonville trial times movie tickets fandango. Andersonville, 1996 film based on a pow camp prisoners diary. Billy barnes revue playbill aug 1959 billy barnes revue. 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 andersonville national historic site, located near andersonville, georgia, preserves the former camp sumter also known as andersonville prison, a confederate prisonerofwar camp during the american civil war. If you are a human seeing this field, please leave it empty. Andersonville was filmed on location on a farm some fifty miles south of atlanta about a hundred miles north of the actual location of the camp where a huge set was built not quite to scale of the actual camp. The andersonville trial 1959 broadway tickets, news, info. The andersonville trial notes as a student at city college in new york, saul levitt was planning on a career in engineering. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie.
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 the civil war. Andersonville is one of chicagos most charming neighborhoods, with tons of shopping and exceptional vintage shops, lowkey bars and some of. They are transported to prisonerofwar camp sumter, near andersonville, georgia. Kantors andersonville is a fictionalized account of life in the confederate states of america prison camp in georgia for union soldiers captured during the civil war. Oct 10, 2018 my greatgreat grandfather survived andersonville. Aug 20, 2004 i was doing some research, prompted by theas and tommys posts on civil war prisoner exchanges and the lack thereof, when i came across a dvd on the andersonville trail of the commandant there. Dec 09, 2016 the interactive transcript could not be loaded.
By the summer of 1864, the camp held the largest prison. 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 gates of andersonville prison, library of congress 4. 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. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title andersonville. A dramatization of the 1865 warcrimes trial of henry wirz, commandant of the notorious confederate pow camp at andersonville, georgia. This postcivil war court martial drama focuses on the trial of a confederate officer who ran the notorious prisoner of war camp in andersonville, georgia. A dramatization of the 1865 warcrimes trial of henry wirz, commandant of. The prison, officially called camp sumter, was the souths largest prison for captured union. It stars richard basehart as wirz, the confederate commandant, and william shaftner of star trek fame as the union prosecutor and george c. Wirz was the commandant of the stockade of camp sumter, a confederate prisonerofwar camp near andersonville, georgia, where inhumane conditions led to a high mortality rate of union detainees. Rent andersonville 1996 starring jarrod emick and frederic forrest on dvd and bluray. Annually, we host more than 18 special events throughout the year to showcase our members, area businesses, and to provide opportunities to engage with our community. Accurate in detail down to the officers quarters outside the camp gates, the fifty foot high raw timber walls and thousands of. Andersonville prison was built in february 1864 by the confederate army.
Check out the permanent exhibit the dream of america immigration to chicago as well as special art exhibits, the brunk childrens museum of immigration, library, genealogy center and a. 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 primarily the lack. Return to wirz trial home page text by jon rice, images obtained by troy drew from the national archives. I saw this play on network tv some 35 years ago and was impressed. The raiders one of the central plot devices in the. To download grid 3, please fill in the short form below. The andersonville trial runs through april 10, 2016, with performances at 8 p. It was meant to only house 10,000 union prisoners, but by june of 1864, 26,000 prisoners were held there. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Here in andersonville, we know how to throw a party. There is ample street parking on clark street and ashland avenue and is easily accessible by the chicago transit authoritys 22 clark bus, 50 damen bus, and the red lines elevated bryn mawr stop. The andersonville trial 1970 the movie database tmdb. William shatner and jack cassidy in the andersonville trial 1970 william.
Dec 16, 2015 andersonville is one of chicagos most charming neighborhoods, with tons of shopping and exceptional vintage shops, lowkey bars and some of the best chicago restaurants. Rent andersonville 1996 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The hanging that follows the trial is andersonville s true climax, although the film lingers on to no decisive conclusion afterward. Winder, and various other high ranking confederate officials to impair the health and destroy the lives of union. The andersonville trial 1970 05171970 us tv movie, drama 2h 30m user score. The awardwinning play recounts the trial of captain henry wirz, the swiss doctor who commanded the confederate garrison at andersonville. These figures represent the condition of the stockade in a better light even than it really was. During this period you will have full access to the software. 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. The andersonville trial play and andersonville film new. 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.