They left the nightmare...and entered Hell. Captured Union soldiers cope with life inside the Civil War's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. A powerful, compelling tale of war and will, with Emmy Award-winning direction by John Frankenheimer and a cast including Frederic Forrest (Apocalypse Now) and William H. Macy (ER, Fargo) Year: 1996 Director: John Frankenheimer Starring: Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux. This movie will astound you and educate you as the "real" Civil War. Andersonville was much more than just a prison. Built to handle just 13,000 Union POW's at it peak it held more than 45,000. They had little food or clothing, no shelter and were run by vicious gangs among them. Almost 13,000 men died from malnutrition, disease, violence, exposure to the elements, poor sanitation, overcrowding and suicide. You forget most movies but this one will live in your mind forever. ....