Andersonville (1996) (TV)

Director:

John Frankenheimer

Writer (WGA):

David W. Rintels (written by)

Release Date:

3 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | War | Western

Plot:

The story of the most notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp in the American Civil War.

Plot Keywords:

Prisoner Of War | Prisoner Of War Camp | Water | American Civil War | Food

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Jarrod Emick	...	Josiah Day
Frederic Forrest	...	Sgt. McSpadden
Ted Marcoux	...	Martin Blackburn
Carmen Argenziano	...	Hopkins
Jayce Bartok	...	Billy
Frederick Coffin	...	Collins
Cliff De Young	...	Sgt. John Gleason
Denis Forest	...	Mad Matthew
Justin Henry	...	Tyce
Tony Higgins	...	Tucker
Kris Kamm	...	2nd Wisconsin soldier
Andrew Kavovit	...	Tobias
Olek Krupa	...	Olek Wisnovsky
William H. Macy	...	Col. Chandler
Matt McGrath	...	Ethan
Peter Murnik	...	Limber Jim
Gabriel Olds	...	Bob Reese
Tim Parati	...	60th Ohio soldier
William Sanderson	...	Munn
Gregory Sporleder	...	Dick Potter
Jan Tríska	...	Capt. Henry Wirz
Bruce Evers	...	Lt. Barrett
Blake Heron	...	Patrick Shay
Robert David Hall	...	Samson
Bruce Winant	...	Benson
Judson Vaughn	...	Capt. Sills
Stephen Michael Ayers	...	Captain Russell
Tim Black	...	Lt. Oliver
Clancy Imislund	...	Col. O'Neil
Gary Lee Davis	...	Georgie
Michael Haynes	...	Stansfield
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.	...	Sullivan
Bud Davis	...	Delaney
Charles Lawlor	...	Willens
Kyle Hester	...	Sergeant of the artillery
Brett Rice	...	Lt. Dahlgren
Michael Lowry	...	Young guard #2
Kenneth Paul Jones	...	10th Kentucky corporal
Jeff Taffet	...	Guard
Rick Rogers	...	17th Maine Corporal
Lenny Herb	...	17th Maine private
Tom Even	...	Guard with bayonet
James Leggat	...	Confederate private
James Van Harper	...	Confederate private
Don Henderson Baker	...	Hub
Alex Van	...	Confederate corporal
Tom Harper	...	Aide
James Mayberry	...	Maj. Sowell
Jason Astors	...	Ethan's friend #1
Michael Flannery	...	Ethan's friend #2
Shawn Considine	...	Patrick Shay's friend
Bill Gribble	...	Old prisoner #1
Steve Coulter	...	Old prisoner #2
Andy Stahl	...	Jury foreman (as Andrew Stahl)
Bruce Stephen Ryon	...	Sergeant
James Burkhart	...	Sergeant
Gary B. Carpenter	...	Sergeant
Troy Andrew Cool	...	Sergeant
Jason W. May	...	Sergeant
Kenn Drescher	...	Sergeant
Mark S. Faulkner	...	Sergeant
Samuel L. Stephens	...	Sergeant (as Samuel L. 'Big Steve' Stephens)
Martin Liebschner Jr.	...	Sergeant (as Martin 'Banjo Man' Liebschner Jr.)
Matthew Murdzak	...	Sergeant
Tim Kueberth	...	Sergeant
Joe Trotter	...	Sergeant
Robert E. Westman	...	Sergeant
Thomas E. Williams	...	Sergeant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Aldredge	...	Sarg. Hoarce Trimble
Bren Allison	...	Extra
Scott Brantley	...	Grundy
Michael Stephen Bryant	...	Union soldier
R. David Burns	...	Wounded Soldier
Jenni Cline	...	Prisoner
Edward Coakley	...	Sergant (54th Mass)
Mark Duvall	...	Soldier
Victor Gage	...	Mob Lynch Man
Michael Harrington	...	Curtis
Jack Harrison	...	Captain Martin
Robert Lee Hodge	...	Union Prisoner
Patrice Jackson	...	Inmate
Simon Koelmeyer	...	Union Prisoner
Tom Lent	...	(voice)
Shawn Loflin	...	Union Prisoner
Scott Osborn	...	Confederate Guard / Federal POW
Stephen Rollins	...	Bentley (scenes deleted)
Erica Sansom	...	POW
Michael Sansom	...	POW
J Schaefer	...	Union Prisoner
Robert Sterling	...	Union Prisoner
Jody Thompson	...	Actor
David Wade	...	POW
William Lee White	...	Confederate Guard - Union Prisoner
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Thomas Sweet (as Tom Wilson)
Ricardo Andres	...	Union Prisoner (uncredited)
Jeff Ballentine	...	Union Prisoner (uncredited)
Ryan Christian	...	Raider (uncredited)
Emmy Collins	...	Scabbie (uncredited)
Robbie Cook	...	POW (uncredited)
Jason Dolan	...	Union Soldier (uncredited)
Janet 'Scarlett' Gibson	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Ben Gravitt	...	Confederate Guard (uncredited)
Dave Hughes	...	Union Prisoner (uncredited)
Brian Merrick	...	Union Prisoner (uncredited)
Matt Mosher	...	Regulator (uncredited)
John Pagano	...	Union Prisoner (uncredited)
David Preuss	...	Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
Ken DeSoto Ramoz	...	Captain Wirz' Confederate Guard (uncredited)
Brian Stretch	...	Trial Testifier (uncredited)
Tom Thompson	...	Union Prisoner (uncredited)
Jude S. Walko	...	Union Prisoner (uncredited)
Joe Walsh	...	P.O.W. (uncredited)
Terrence R. Williams	...	Union Prisoner (uncredited)
John Youmans	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
William 'Shorty' Young	...	Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
John Frankenheimer

Writing credits (WGA)
David W. Rintels		(written by)

Produced by
Diane Batson-Smith	....	co-producer (as Diane Smith)
John Frankenheimer	....	executive producer
David W. Rintels	....	producer
Lansing L. Smith	....	producer
Ethel Winant	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Gary Chang

Cinematography by
Ric Waite

Film Editing by
Paul Rubell

Production Design by
Michael Z. Hanan

Art Direction by
Edward L. Rubin		(as Ed Rubin)

Set Decoration by
Douglas A. Mowat

Costume Design by
May Routh

Makeup Department
Susan Buffington	....	hair stylist
Shana Fruman	....	hair stylist
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig and makeup master
Janeen Schreyer	....	makeup department head
Jeff Swan	....	special makeup effects artist: reshoots (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Z. Hanan	....	second unit director
Peter Merwin	....	second assistant director
James Sbardellati	....	first assistant director
Todd Turner	....	assistant director

Art Department
David Alan Bean	....	tool man
Ted Boonthanakit	....	storyboard artist
Adam Braid	....	set dresser
John C. Cameron	....	assistant property master
Jack Colmenero	....	set dresser
Sandi Cook	....	assistant art director
John Courtney	....	construction gang boss
Timothy Dolph	....	prop fabricator: foam weapons
Robert L. Girard	....	gang boss
Steve A. Hagberg	....	construction coordinator
Ryan Hartnett	....	greens
Jeffrey A. Hughes	....	set dresser: re-shoots
Steven Kerlagon	....	lead painter
Jean-Paul Menard	....	set dresser
Thomas Minton	....	set designer
Mark Nave	....	painter
Robert Tate Nichols	....	on-set dresser
Michael Pisani	....	set dresser
Melinda Sanders	....	set dresser
Tad Smalley	....	lead man
Lance Totten	....	props
Keith Walters	....	second unit property master
Cheree Welsh	....	art department coordinator
Adam Cameron	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Clare Scarpulla	....	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Kat Craig	....	utility sound
Mary H. Ellis	....	production sound mixer
Grover B. Helsley	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Grover Helsley)
Mike Le Mare	....	supervising sound editor
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Schlueter	....	sound editor
Brady Schwartz	....	foley editor
John J. Stephens	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Stephens)
Karola Storr	....	foley supervisor
Elijah Schkeiban	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Eric Roberts	....	special effects
Cliff Wenger	....	special effects coordinator
Jacob D. Marmer	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Dorn Merrill Kennison	....	model maker
Malina Koani	....	production assistant
Bret Mixon	....	rotoscope supervisor
Gene Warren Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Christopher Warren	....	director of miniature photography
Kieran Woo	....	production controller: Digital Domain

Stunts
Davis Bates	....	stunts
Thomas H. Botts III	....	stunts
Michael Stephen Bryant	....	stunts
Bobby Burns	....	stunts
Scott Dale	....	stunts
Scott Dale	....	utility stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Ian Eyre	....	utility stunts
Bob Fisher	....	stunt double
Billy L. 'Butch' Frank	....	stunts
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunt actor
Nathan Haas	....	stunts
Harry Harris III	....	utility stunts
Heath Hood	....	stunt double (as G. Heath Hood)
Ronald Jaynes	....	stunt performer
Anderson Martin	....	utility stunts
David Brian Martin	....	utility stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts
Kirby Mills	....	stunt double
Don Ruffin	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	utility stunts
Brian Stretch	....	stunts
Grady Walker	....	utility stunts
T.J. White	....	utility stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunt double
John Zimmerman	....	stunt performer
Tommy Mack Turvey	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Reed Altman	....	camera operator
Allen Barnwell	....	electrician
Carl Boles	....	gaffer
Stephen Crowley	....	best boy
Ian Forsyth	....	electrician
Dale Fowler	....	rigging set electric
Jimmy Harritos	....	rigging set electric
Gary Kelso	....	grip
Aaron Memon	....	camera loader
Greg Patterson	....	gaffer: re-shoots
Riko Schatke	....	grip
C. Ashley Sudge	....	dolly grip

Animation Department
Matthew Butler	....	on set greens

Casting Department
Amy L. Klein	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Ann Altman	....	additional wardrobe
Bill Edwards	....	costume supervisor
Mitzi Haralson	....	costumer
Zandra Harding	....	head cutter/ fitter
Boyd Miles	....	set costumer
Linda Patterson	....	seamstress
Patricia Peppard	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Rob Sciarratta	....	video color timer
Adam P. Scott	....	associate editor

Music Department
Todd Hayen	....	composer: additional music
John 'Wheels' Hurlbut	....	assistant scoring engineer
Frank Macchia	....	orchestrator
Sherry Whitfield	....	music editor
Ron Goldstein	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Stu Dodge	....	driver
Mike Robinson	....	driver: construction department
Robert Van Apeldoorn	....	transportation

Other crew
Brad Arnold	....	set production assistant
Clyde D. Baisey	....	medic
David D. Baumann	....	production assistant: Authentic Casting
Steve Cainas	....	assistant to producer
Neill Calabro	....	photo double: Bruce Winant
Dennis G. Carter	....	craft service
Robin Drinkwater	....	production secretary
Mitch Engel	....	re-shoot production supervisor
Dale Fetzer	....	military choreographer
Billy L. 'Butch' Frank	....	wrangler gang boss
Cindy J. Gray	....	production coordinator: reshoot
Danny Green	....	production assistant
John Guss	....	historical technical assistant
Zandra Harding	....	head tailor
Heather Holliday	....	production assistant
Brian Katz	....	set paramedic
Kelly King	....	production assistant
Connie Kunz	....	assistant accountant
John Migdal	....	production assistant (as John 'Migs' Migdal)
Maida N. Morgan	....	location manager
Doug Nicely	....	location manager: re-shoots
Senia Phillips	....	animal trainer
Dan Platt	....	sculptor
Daniel Shriver	....	assistant to writer
Jerrell Skinner	....	office production assistant
Rozanne Stark	....	set tutor
Stan Swofford	....	set paramedic
Susan Van Apeldoorn	....	craft service
Thom Watson	....	production assistant
Caleb Womble	....	production secretary: re-shoots
Tom Lent	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Windi Robinson	....	craft service (uncredited)
James Wilberger	....	production executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Turner Pictures (I)

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (19??) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

167 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Turin, Georgia, USA

Company:

Turner Pictures (I)

Trivia:

At some point during production, several reels of film were lost on the way from location in Georgia, to printing in California. Director John Frankenheimer had to reshoot the lost footage, which was about 40% of the trial sequence, in a new location in North Carolina, rebuilding parts of the original set to the last detail in order to match the coinciding Georgia scenes.

Quotes:

Sgt. McSpadden:And what do you call this little piece of heaven?
Capt. Wirz:That? This is Andersonville.

Without bias.

As a practicing Civil War re-enactor, I have found myself drawn into viewing this movie several times. I considered the movie to be the result of a very thorough and extensive research done by its creators. Everything was completely in accordance with what we in the re-enacting community call "of the period". I am speaking of authenticity. I have studied the true-life accounts left to us in the words of both Union and Confederate soldiers found in exerpts from the pages of their personal diaries, and in so doing, I have been able to combine this newly acquired knowledge with other experiences and studies related to this time period in our nation's history. After doing this, I was then able to formulate unbiased opinions about the movie.

We have to remember that the people of the middle nineteenth century were men and women just like us. There was nothing "mysterious" about their ways, their words, their fears and all their other emotions. I felt that these natural human reactions and outlooks were well portrayed by the actors of the movie, "Andersonville".