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1983 • 1h 45min • R • Action, Drama, War

Uncommon Valor

"Seven men with one thing in common..."

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

IMDb 6.3

RT 50%

MC 38

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Composer

James Horner

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Gene Hackman

Col. Cal Rhodes

Fred Ward

Wilkes

Robert Stack

MacGregor

Patrick Swayze

Kevin Scott

Harold Sylvester

Johnson

Randall "Tex" Cobb

Sailor

Tim Thomerson

Charts

Lau Nga-Lai

Lai Fun

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Gene Hackman Col. Cal Rhodes

Fred Ward Wilkes

Robert Stack MacGregor

Patrick Swayze Kevin Scott

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Randall "Tex" Cobb Sailor

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Lau Nga-Lai Lai Fun

Kwan Hi Lim Jiang

Kelly Junkerman Paul MacGregor

Todd Allen Frank Rhodes

Gail Strickland Helen Rhodes

Reb Brown Blaster

Jane Kaczmarek Mrs. Wilkes

Gloria Stroock Mrs. MacGregor

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