Uncommon Valor (1983)

Directed by

Ted Kotcheff

Genre

drama film, action film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 223 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former Marine colonel gathers a group of misfits to rescue his son and other prisoners still held in Laos after the Vietnam War. The team fights through obstacles in a dangerous jungle mission.

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What happens

Uncommon Valor is a 1983 American action war film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Reb Brown, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Robert Stack, Patrick Swayze, Harold Sylvester and Tim Thomerson. Hackman plays a former U.S. Marine colonel, who puts together a rag-tag team to rescue his son, who he believes is among those still held in Laos after the Vietnam War. The film was released on December 16, 1983, and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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