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| Kyle MacLachlan | ... | ||
| Martin Sheen | ... | ||
| Dwight Yoakam | ... |
Mac Brazel
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| Xander Berkeley | ... |
Sherman Carson
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| Bob Gunton | ... |
Frank Joyce
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| Kim Greist | ... |
Vy Marcel
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| Peter MacNicol | ... |
Lewis Rickett
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| John M. Jackson | ... |
Colonel Blanchard
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| Nick Searcy | ... |
Mortician
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| J.D. Daniels | ... |
Young Jesse Marcel, Jr.
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| Charles Hallahan | ... |
Older Pilot MacIntire
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| Ray McKinnon | ... |
Deputy Joe Pritchard
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| Eugene Roche | ... |
James Forrestal
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| Charles Martin Smith | ... |
Sheriff Wilcox
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| Doug Wert | ... |
Older Jesse Marcel, Jr.
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Beginning at a 30-year reunion for members of a military nuclear bomb unit, flashbacks are presented that follow the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth about strange debris found on a local rancher's field in July of 1947. Told by his superiors that what he has found is nothing more than a downed weather balloon, Marcel maintains his military duty until the weight of the truth, however out of this world it may be, forces him to piece together what really occurred. Adapted from real-life events portrayed in the book _UFO Crash at Roswell_ by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt. Written by Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>
Having been privy to many of the related details in this fine made-for-tv movie, i feel that 'Roswell' is probably the most well-researched film dealing with the subject of close encounters and linked government conspiracies that one can find, and i recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone interested in this subject. Further, allow me to direct interested viewers to the similar, if largely dramatized, 1980 film 'Hangar 18'.