The Veteran

TV Movie
20062006
1h 30m

The Veteran (2006)

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Thirty years after the fall of Saigon, politician Ray Watson returns to Vietnam to lay his demons to rest, but he is confronted by a POW he left behind who forces him to relive the day of th... Read allThirty years after the fall of Saigon, politician Ray Watson returns to Vietnam to lay his demons to rest, but he is confronted by a POW he left behind who forces him to relive the day of their capture.Thirty years after the fall of Saigon, politician Ray Watson returns to Vietnam to lay his demons to rest, but he is confronted by a POW he left behind who forces him to relive the day of their capture.

Director
- Sidney J. Furie
Writers
- J. Stephen Maunder
- John Flock
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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The Veteran

The Veteran (2006)

Sara Reidas Sara Reid

Raymond Watsonas Raymond Watson

Michael Ironside

Mark 'Doc' Jordanas Mark 'Doc' Jordan

Denis McBrideas Denis McBride

CIA Agent Huangas CIA Agent Huang

Agent Cooperas Agent Cooper

Agent MacDonaldas Agent MacDonald

Chicoas Chico
(archive footage)
(uncredited)
…

Young Doc Jordanas Young Doc Jordan
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Red Fuentesas Red Fuentes
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Jimmy Joeas Jimmy Joe
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Ericas Eric
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Father Brazinskias Father Brazinski
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Gunny Baileyas Gunny Bailey
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Casper Van Dien

Capt. Ramseyas Capt. Ramsey
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Texas Tex
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Director
- Sidney J. Furie
Writers
- J. Stephen Maunder
- John Flock
All cast & crew
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The Veteran

5.9

Under Heavy Fire

5.2

Under Heavy Fire

American Soldiers

3.4

American Soldiers

The Four Horsemen

3.2

The Four Horsemen

Conduct Unbecoming

5.8

Conduct Unbecoming

Pride of Lions

3.8

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

Direct Action

5.1

Detention

4.2

Partners in Action

4.3

Partners in Action

The Boys in Company C

7.0

The Boys in Company C

The Taking of Beverly Hills

5.1

The Taking of Beverly Hills

Thirty years on from Vietnam, a government official is trying to track down soldiers who went missing in action, in the hope that it may lead her to her father. Meanwhile, a war veteran is forced to relive painful memories of how he was left for dead by his own platoon, and the heinous crimes he once committed while in the line of duty. Gritty and unflinching, THE VETERAN contains some breathtaking action sequences that vividly depict the horrors of war. Director Sidney J Furie (THE IPCRESS FILE, SUPERMAN IV) elicits strong performances from a cast that includes Michael Ironside, Ally Sheedy, and Bobby Hosea.

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Taglines
- You can bury your past, but you can never escape it...
Genres
- Drama
- War
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Although the film is a follow up to Going Back (2001) (TV), it includes some of the flashback scenes from the first film, only in this film, they have been extended. It also includes a few flashback scenes that were deleted from the first film.

Quotes
[first lines]
Title Card: In the 1950's, the United States began sending American men and women thousands of miles to fight in the Vietnam War. Almost 3 million Americans participated.
Title Card: 30 years later, 1,835 American Prisoners Of War still remain unaccounted for.

Connections
Follows Under Heavy Fire (2001)

Top review

1/10

Simply awful in every way

One of the worst films I've ever seen that purports to be about Vietnam or Veterans. No, wait... it's just a poor film in every way.

The writing is painfully bad, the acting is weak, and the scenes in Vietnam (or was it Thailand or the Philippines?) were wasted. If you could get back to Vietnam to film the Majestic hotel, why not something more than that? Virtually the entire film takes place in a hotel room in Saigon with some of the most painful dialogue you'll ever see on screen. It's as if it's trying to be a parody of all bad spy-war films.

They obviously did NOT bother is a military consultant or technical adviser for the combat scenes. It would be impossible to write a spoiler because by the end you couldn't care less what happens. It is just awful.

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Apr 14, 2007

Release date
- January 9, 2007 (United States)
Countries of origin
- Canada
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- O Veterano
Production companies
- Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
- Peace Arch Entertainment Group
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Runtime
1 hour 30 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1

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