The Andersonville Trial (1970): Cast
The Andersonville Trial is a 1970 drama starring Richard Basehart as Henry Wirz, Martin Sheen and William Shatner. It runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 30m (150 min)
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Broadway Theatre Archive
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Andersonville Trial About?
The premise of The Andersonville Trial without spoilers.
A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.
The Andersonville Trial Themes & Keywords
· 36 tags- andersonville prison
- andersonville
- prison
- year 1865
- 1860s
- courtroom stageplay
- based on stage play
- court
- military trial
- military law
- military lawyer
- military court
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- court trial
- defendant
- prosecution
- legal
- prisoner of war camp
- trial
- war crime
- war crimes trial
- prisoner of war
- place name in title
- city name in title
- post war
- post civil war
- military
- law
- courtroom
- court martial
- civil war
- atrocity
- american civil war
- pulitzer prize source
- based on true story
- based on novel
- based on play
The Andersonville Trial Cast & Characters
Richard Basehart leads the cast as Henry Wirz, with Martin Sheen as Captain Williams and William Shatner as Col. Chipman.
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Richard Basehart as Henry Wirz -
Martin Sheen as Captain Williams -
William Shatner as Col. Chipman -
Ian Wolfe as Board of Military Judges
Also Starring in The Andersonville Trial
· 24 more- Cameron Mitchell General Wallace
- Dick Miller Sketch Artist
- Whit Bissell Doctor Ford
- Charles McGraw Board of Military Judges
- George C. Scott Themselves
- Albert Salmi James Gray
- Woodrow Parfrey Louis Schade
- Dal McKennon First Guard
- John Anderson Ambrose Spencer
- Alan Hale Jr. Board of Military Judges
- Kenneth Tobey Board of Military Judges
- William Bryant The Lieutenant
- Buddy Ebsen Dr. John Bates
- Ford Rainey Board of Military Judges
- Robert Easton Court Reporter
- Bert Freed Board of Military Judges
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- Ray Stricklyn Court Clerk
- Harry Townes Col. Chandler
- Philip Bourneuf Board of Military Judges
- Wright King Major Hosmer
- Michael Burns James Davidson
- Lou Frizzell Jasper Culver
- Jack Cassidy Otis Baker
- Nino Candido Second Guard
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Movies Like The Andersonville Trial
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Andersonville 1996 -
Murer: Anatomy of a Trial 2018 -
The Authentic Trial of Carl Emmanuel Jung 1967 -
The Incident 1990 -
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald 1977 -
The Conspirator 2011 -
American Tragedy 2000 -
On Trial 1954 -
Who Killed Atlanta’s Children? 2000 -
Anatomy of a Murder 1959 -
Murder in the First 1995 -
Nuremberg 2000
The Andersonville Trial FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of The Andersonville Trial, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Andersonville Trial?
The Andersonville Trial runs 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes).
When was The Andersonville Trial released?
The Andersonville Trial was released on May 17, 1970.
Who is in the cast of The Andersonville Trial?
The Andersonville Trial stars Richard Basehart as Henry Wirz, Martin Sheen as Captain Williams and William Shatner as Col. Chipman, among 28 credited actors.
Does The Andersonville Trial have a post-credit scene?
No. The Andersonville Trial has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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