(1983) Uncommon Valor
WAR
First film I know that dealt with P. O. W.'s still trapped in Vietnam camps, and are pronounced "Missing In Action" since the bureaucracy does not see any advantage into bringing their POW's back home to the U. S. Fictional, but somewhat well handled looking at it from different viewpoints, starring Gene Hackman as Col. Cal Rhodes gathering the same group of Vietnam vets who were the last people to see his son still alive. A nice standout character was also a nice touch played by Patrick Swayze. If it wasn't for Gene Hackman's acting, this film would've bee a total dud. Directed by Ted Kotcheff who also directed "First Blood" and was made way before Chuck Norris's "Missing In Action" movies.
First film I know that dealt with P. O. W.'s still trapped in Vietnam camps, and are pronounced "Missing In Action" since the bureaucracy does not see any advantage into bringing their POW's back home to the U. S. Fictional, but somewhat well handled looking at it from different viewpoints, starring Gene Hackman as Col. Cal Rhodes gathering the same group of Vietnam vets who were the last people to see his son still alive. A nice standout character was also a nice touch played by Patrick Swayze. If it wasn't for Gene Hackman's acting, this film would've bee a total dud. Directed by Ted Kotcheff who also directed "First Blood" and was made way before Chuck Norris's "Missing In Action" movies.