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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.
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The Andersonville Trial: Directed by George C. Scott. With Cameron Mitchell, William Shatner, Jack Cassidy, Wright King. A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.
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- George C. Scott
- 1970-05-17
Sep 27, 2022 · Synopsis: A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Captain Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia, which saw 14,000 Union prisoners die from cruel neglect. From a play by Saul Levitt.
Apr 9, 2010 · Basehart was capable of so much more, as he demonstrated in The Andersonville Trial – in which he delivered a truly towering performance as the first concentration camp commander in history. SK: I don't think he was offered as many of the roles that he would have liked to have played.
Aug 3, 2007 · The cast of Scott’s film includes Richard Basehart as Henry Wirz and William Shatner as the government prosecutor, with Jack Cassidy as Otis Baker, Buddy Ebsen as Dr. John Bates, Cameron Mitchell as General Lew Wallace, and Martin Sheen as Captain Williams.
A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.
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This riveting film recreates the trial of Swiss-born 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 to those under his watch.
