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Uncommon Valor

  • 19831983
  • RR
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
9.8K
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Uncommon Valor (1983)
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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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
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9.8K
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  • Director
    • Ted Kotcheff
  • Writers
    • Joe Gayton
    • Wings Hauser(story)
  • Stars
    • Gene Hackman
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Robert Stack
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ted Kotcheff
  • Writers
    • Joe Gayton
    • Wings Hauser(story)
  • Stars
    • Gene Hackman
    • Patrick Swayze
    • Robert Stack
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    • 59User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
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    Trailer 1:21
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    Gene Hackman in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Todd Allen in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Jane Kaczmarek in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Gene Hackman and Reb Brown in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Reb Brown in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Gene Hackman and Patrick Swayze in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Gene Hackman and Fred Ward in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Gene Hackman in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Gene Hackman and Gail Strickland in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Gene Hackman in Uncommon Valor (1983)
    Gene Hackman and Fred Ward in Uncommon Valor (1983)

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    Gene Hackman
    Gene Hackman
    • Colonel Rhodesas Colonel Rhodes
    Patrick Swayze
    Patrick Swayze
    • Scottas Scott
    Robert Stack
    Robert Stack
    • MacGregoras MacGregor
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • Wilkesas Wilkes
    Reb Brown
    Reb Brown
    • Blasteras Blaster
    Randall 'Tex' Cobb
    Randall 'Tex' Cobb
    • Sailoras Sailor
    Harold Sylvester
    Harold Sylvester
    • Johnsonas Johnson
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Chartsas Charts
    Alice Lau
    • Lai Funas Lai Fun
    • (as Lau Nga Lai)
    Kwan Hi Lim
    Kwan Hi Lim
    • Jiangas Jiang
    Kelly Junkerman
    • MacGregoras MacGregor
    • (as Kelly Yunkerman)
    Todd Allen
    Todd Allen
    • Frank Rhodesas Frank Rhodes
    Gail Strickland
    Gail Strickland
    • Helen Rhodesas Helen Rhodes
    Jane Kaczmarek
    Jane Kaczmarek
    • Mrs. Wilkesas Mrs. Wilkes
    Gloria Stroock
    Gloria Stroock
    • Mrs. MacGregoras Mrs. MacGregor
    Constance Forslund
    Constance Forslund
    • Mrs. Chartsas Mrs. Charts
    Charles Aidman
    Charles Aidman
    • Senator Hastingsas Senator Hastings
    Debi Parker
    • Mai Lingas Mai Ling
    • Director
      • Ted Kotcheff
    • Writers
      • Joe Gayton
      • Wings Hauser(story) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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 P.O.W., the group engages in a dangerous and violent adventure trying to rescue the P.O.W.s, and at the same time, re-direct their lives. —Luis Alvarez
    vietnamvietnam warmissing in actionprisoner of war campbangkok thailand263 more
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    • Taglines
      • "C'mon... we're going home."
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • Thriller
      • War
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      Mountains are shown around Galveston, Texas. Galveston is on an island and there are no mountains around the Texas coastline.
    • Quotes

      Blaster: Most human problems can be solved by an appropriate charge of high explosives.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Special Show: This Time We Win (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Brothers in the Night
      Written by Ray Kennedy, Kevin Dukes & David Ritz

      Performed by Ray Kennedy

    User reviews59

    Review
    Top review
    It's really worth a watch. Really.
    This is probably one of the best movies I have watched. Period. I'm not gonna dwell into the plot (a bunch of other guys here already did). So what I will say is that it is indeed as realistic - in terms of the actors who played the veterans called upon to settle some "unfinished business", the fears that viet vets harbor even after all these years, and the realistic nature of the POWs (who I must say performed really well, one not being able to speak English, another can't leave the garden he is forced to tend to). Even to the point of the senator not wanting to see "that old MIA colonel again." From what I have read on the issue over the last 20 years, the film (to me at least) hits it "right on the nail." And who can forget French restaurant owner with his parrot. The directors made it look to seem that he has been around since the French were in Vietnam, and who managed to crave a little business for himself, gun dealing. And the introduction! Awesome! Awesome! (Marines under fire dashing across the field being pursued by NVA as choppers hover overhead; all in slow motion with haunting music). It's a great movie.

    None of that nonsense like what was featured in Missing in Action and Rambo II; now those are bad comedies. They are just an example of a good story that's mishandled to turn into complete garbage.

    My thanks to all who were involved in the research and making of the film. You've done a great job, Ted, Gene, Reb, and all you others.
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    • robin-lange
    • Oct 23, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Retour vers l'enfer
    • Filming locations
      • Bangkok, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Milius-Feitshans
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,503,151
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,144,367
      • Dec 18, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,503,151
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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