Uncommon Valor
Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Released
- 1983
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1983
Storyline
Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.
Top credits
Gene Hackman ā Colonel Rhodes
Patrick Swayze ā Scott
Robert Stack ā MacGregor
Fred Ward ā Wilkes
Did you know
ā¢ Due to the U.S. Government's perception that the film's story was anti-government, the U.S. Department of Defense refused to rent the production military-spec Huey or Jet Ranger helicopters. As such, helicopters were bought and repainted for use in the movie.
ā¢ Gene Hackman asked his good friend and co-star in Cisco Pike (1971), Kris Kristofferson, himself a former Airborne Ranger, if he wanted to do a cameo in this film. Kristofferson had to decline because he was performing on a concert tour.
ā¢ Apparently, uncredited, 1980s action actor Wings Hauser wrote the movie's story.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $30,503,151
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $3,144,367 (1983-12-18)
User reviews
Action movie with a heart
A Personal Mission
Exciting and stirring film in which a brave unit returns Vietnam to rescue POWs
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
