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Women of Valor
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Women of Valor

1986-11-23 · 95 min · ★ 7.2

War · TV Movie

A group of American Army nurses are captured by the Japanese in April 1942 and spend three years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bataan. Lt Margaret Ann Jessup, the head army nurse, survives the camp and testifies against the Japanese in front of the United States Congressional subcommittee years later as a colonel.

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Directors
Buzz Kulik
Production companies
Jeni Productions, Inter Planetary Productions, Keller Entertainment Group
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Susan SarandonSusan SarandonCol. Margaret Ann Jessup
Kristy McNicholKristy McNicholT.J. Nolan
Valerie MahaffeyValerie MahaffeyLt. Katherine R. Grace
Alberta WatsonAlberta WatsonLt. Helen Prescott
Terry O'QuinnTerry O'QuinnMaj. Tom Patterson
Neva PattersonNeva PattersonLady Judith Eason
Jay AcovoneJay AcovoneCapt. Rader
John PhilbinJohn PhilbinParaplegic soldier
Jeff AllinJeff AllinCapt. Chris Wyatt
Gō AwazuGō AwazuSgt. Takijiro Kodama
Suzanne LedererLt. Gail Poison
Patrick BishopCapt. Matome Nakayama
Marilyn RedfieldMrs. Carstairs
Rey MalonzoSgt. Ramos
Ken MetcalfeCol. Sidell
Joji NagaiOhio
David Pearce
Don McQuade
Thomas J. Boyd
Matthew Westfall

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