A Rumor of War

original title:
A Rumor of War
other titles:
(Stoßtrupp durch die grüne Hölle)
country / year of production:
USA / 1980
original length:
195 min. , color
premiere:
USA: 24 September 1980
genre:
TV-film
based on:
Philip Caputo. A Rumor of War. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.
director:
Richard T. Heffron
film script:
Philip Caputo , John Sacret Young
producer:
David Manson
cinematographer:
Stevan Larner
editor:
Michael Eliot
composer:
Charles Gross
cast (role):
Brad Davis (Lt. Philip 'Phil' Caputo) , Keith Carradine (Lt. Murph McCoy) , Michael O'Keefe (Lt. Walter Cohen) , Richard Bradford (Gen. Merle. Rupert) , Brian Dennehy (Sgt. Ned Coleman) , Brad Davis , Keith Carradine , Michael O'Keefe , Richard Bradford , Brian Dennehy
more:
plot synopsis:
During the Vietnam War a rather anxious and doubtful US lieutenant turns into a brutal killer.
keywords:
based on a true story , authenticity , jungle , war crimes
war:
Vietnam War (1946-1975)
literature:
James H. Willbanks (Hrsg.): The Vietnam War. Burlington: Ashgate, 2006. ISBN: 0-7546-2559-1
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