The Burning of Atlanta

The Burning of Atlanta

NR 2020 · ★ 4.3 · Action, History, War

"The Burning of Atlanta" is the story of the destruction of a major city near the end of the war, and the desperation and terror this causes in the lives of those who watch their entire society collapse around them.

Directed by Christopher Forbes

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