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Uncommon Valor (1983) 6.2
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Reviews: 37 user | 8 critic | 5 from Metacritic.com A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese. Led by his father (a retired Marine Colonel) and supported by a rich ... See full summary » Director:Ted KotcheffWriter:Joe Gayton |
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Alice Lau | ... |
Lai Fun
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Jiang
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Kelly Junkerman | ... |
Paul MacGregor
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Frank Rhodes
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Helen Rhodes
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Mrs. Wilkes
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Gloria Stroock | ... |
Mrs. MacGregor
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A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese. Led by his father (a retired Marine Colonel) and supported by a rich businessman whose son is also a POW, the group engages in a dangerous and violent adventure trying to rescue the POWs and at the same time re-direct their lives. Written by Luis Alvarez
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Country:
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16 December 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Last River to Cross See more »Filming Locations:
AT&T Building - 611 W. Sixth Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Col. Cal Rhodes: And if not, then this parting was well made.
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About five years after this picture, actor Gene Hackman starred in another Vietnam War movie called Bat*21. That movie represented the opposite of this film. In Bat*21, Hackman is trapped behind enemy lines in the Vietnam War and it is he who needs to be rescued. In Uncommon Valor, Hackman is responsible for recruiting a band of brothers to bring home a number of their buddy soldiers (including his son) who were still missing in action from the Vietnam War that they had fought in. See more »Goofs
The film begins in Vietnam in 1972. In several scenes the term LRRP (pronounced "lurp"), which stands for Long Range Recon Patrol, is used for Rhodes missing son's unit, including a LRRP tab above his unit patch in his shadow box. In 1969 all LRRP companies, which were attached to all major Army divisions in Vietnam, were re-designated and called Ranger Companies. These companies were tasked with recon patrol for the larger division they were assigned to. See more »Quotes
Col. Cal Rhodes: If a man were to know the end of this day's business 'ere it come. But it suffices that the day will end and then the end be known. And if we meet again, well then we'll smile. And if not, then this parting was well made.Col. Cal Rhodes: And if not, then this parting was well made.
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I originally saw this in the theater when it opened in 1983.It is now August 2010 and I just watched it again and I was surprised at how well it stands up 27 years later. It is far better than the macho crap of the time, Missing in Action , Rambo and it's ilk. I don't consider this or First Blood Vietnam war movies, because they take place after the war. They show the aftermath and the effects the war had on individuals and their families. The acting performances are quite good and believable. I think it may be one of Gene Hackman's best performances and that is saying something. The direction and filming in general are excellent. Definitely a movie worth watching then and now.