A Rumor of War (1980)

Directed by

Richard T. Heffron

Genre

drama television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Marine officer tells the story of his service in the early years of the Vietnam War. It shows how the conflict changes him and the men around him.

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What happens

A Rumor of War is a 1980 American television miniseries, based on the 1977 autobiography by Philip Caputo about his service in the United States Marine Corps in the early years of American involvement in the Vietnam War. The series aired on CBS from September 24 to September 25, 1980. The miniseries was filmed at Camp Pendleton and Churubusco Studios, Mexico with a cast featuring Brad Davis, Keith Carradine, Brian Dennehy, Richard Bradford, Michael O'Keefe, Stacy Keach, Lane Smith and Christopher Mitchum. The producers could not find enough Sikorsky HUS-1 helicopters so used UH-1 Huey helicopters instead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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