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The Andersonville Trial
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The Andersonville Trial was a television adaptation of a 1959 hit Broadway play by Saul Levitt, presented as an episode of PBS's 1970-71 season of Hollywood Television Theatre.
The play was based on the historical trial of Henry Wirz, played by Richard Basehart, commander of the infamous Confederate Andersonville prison, where thousands of Union prisoners died of exposure, malnutrition, and disease. A notable cast included William Shatner as the Chief JAG Prosecutor Norton Parker Chipman, Jack Cassidy (who won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor) as Wirz's defense counsel, and Buddy Ebsen as a Georgia physician called in to testify about the fate of many of the Union prisoners.
The television adaptation was directed by actor George C. Scott, who had played the Judge Advocate in the original stage version.
The TV production of the play won the 1971 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Single Program".
Brooks, Tim and March, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
- The Andersonville Trial at the Internet Movie Database
- The Andersonville Trial (Broadway play) at Internet Broadway Database
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