Uncommon Valor
About Uncommon Valor
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
Ted Kotcheff's Uncommon Valor is a 1983 war film. Its themes are post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), vietnam war, war veteran, and vietnam.
Gene Hackman appears as Col. Cal Rhodes, Fred Ward as Wilkes, Robert Stack as MacGregor, and Patrick Swayze as Kevin Scott. At 105 minutes long, it arrived in December 1983.
The screenplay is by Joe Gayton. It is adapted from real events.
The Deer Hunter, Born on the Fourth of July, and Da 5 Bloods make useful companions to Uncommon Valor, all filed under vietnam veteran. TMDB voters put it at 6.2 out of 10 across 238 votes and it carries a R rating.