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Wicked Spring

Wicked Spring

Six men... two armies... one dream

20027.11h 42m

Overview

During the 1864 battle of the Wilderness, three Union soldiers and three Confederate Soldiers get seperated from their units as twilight engulfs the ravaged battlefield. The men wander alone through the dangerous woods, separate of each other, until they meet by chance on the banks of a quiet creek. The men meet and spend the night around a campfire, not realizing they are enemies until the next morning when the sun rises and a new day of battle begins.

Directed by Kevin R. Hershberger
Written by Kevin R. Hershberger
Produced by DJ Perry
Box OfficeBudget: $500K0

Top Cast

B

Brian Merrick

Harrison Bolding

D

DJ Perry

John Sunderlin

T

Terry Jernigan

James McDavid Hogg

Aaron Jackson

Aaron Jackson

After Stand Kennerly

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Augustus Elliot

M

Mark Lacy

Pietro Brolo

L

Lindsey Ingram

Virginia Gordon

R

Rebecca Lawlor

Parthenia Sunderlin

J

John Pagano

Confederate Major

A

Anthony Hornus

Union Colonel Holden

Themes & Keywords

wildernessmistaken identitysoldierbattleamerican civil warlost in the woodsnight1860sindependent film

About Wicked Spring

Wicked Spring is a western, drama, war film released in 2002 exploring themes of wilderness, mistaken identity, soldier, battle, american civil war, lost in the woods. Directed by Kevin R. Hershberger, it stars Brian Merrick, DJ Perry, Terry Jernigan. During the 1864 battle of the Wilderness, three Union soldiers and three Confederate Soldiers get seperated from their units as twilight engulfs the ravaged battlefield. The men wander alone through the dangerous woods, separate of each other, until they meet by chance on the banks of a quiet creek. The men meet and spend the night around a campfire, not realizing they are enemies until the next morning when the sun rises and a new day of battle begins.

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