

Uncommon Valor
1983-12-16 · 105 min · ★ 6.2
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ted Kotcheff
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 11,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 30,503,151
Top Cast
Gene HackmanCol. Cal Rhodes
Fred WardWilkes
Robert StackMacGregor
Patrick SwayzeKevin Scott
Harold SylvesterJohnson
Randall 'Tex' CobbSailor
Tim ThomersonCharts
Lau Nga-LaiLai Fun
Kwan Hi LimJiang
Todd AllenFrank Rhodes
Gail StricklandHelen Rhodes
Reb BrownBlaster
Jane KaczmarekMrs. Wilkes
Jeremy KempFerryman
Charles AidmanSen. Hastings
Constance ForslundMrs. Charts
Jan TřískaGericaultTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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