Andersonville
Loosely based on Union soldier John Ransom’s diary, the made-for-television film Andersonville tells the true story of a Confederate prison camp near Andersonville, Ga. The soldiers and guards’ true human nature emerge as the men battle for scarce resources and fight to stay alive in the face of starvation and sickness. Director John Frankenheimer took home the 1996 Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special.