Andersonville (1996): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1996, Andersonville is a drama, krieg, fernsehfilm and historie film directed by John Frankenheimer, running about 167 minutes. “The great untold story of the American Civil War.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Andersonville stars Jarrod Emick as Josiah Day, Frederic Forrest as Sgt. McSpadden, Ted Marcoux as Martin Blackburn and Carmen Argenziano as Hopkins, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Andersonville has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on History Vault and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Andersonville page.

If you liked it. Fans of Andersonville tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.