Chickamauga

Series: Ambrose Bierce Trilogy

Duration: 33 min.

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1968

Creator: CONTEM

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A story about a boy in an eerie dream world who seems not to see or hear any of the horror as he plays on a battlefield among the dead and dying soldiers. Based on the short story by Ambrose Bierce., adaptation of Ambrose Bierce story about the horrors of war

Complete Record: , In this adaptation of Bierce's fable on the horrors of war, the camera follows a little boy as he wanders in the woods and into the famed Civil War battlefield. Playing soldier amidst the dead and wounded, the child returns home only to find his house burned and his family slain. See also: Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and The Mockingbird, two other titles in the Bierce trilogy. , Relates the American Civil War story by Ambrose Bierce about a deaf and dumb boy who juxtaposes his fantasies about war with the realities of a Civil War battle near his home. Shows the boy engaging in a make-believe battle in the woods near his home and sleeping as the sounds of fighting indicate a skirmish in the area. Pictures the boy awaking and discovering wounded soldiers, his burning home, and his dead mother. Concludes with the child reacting to the horror by continuing his fantasy., adaptation of Ambrose Bierce story about the horrors of warNOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.