One of the first "Let's go back and rescue our boys still trapped in `Nam" movies, UNCOMMON VALOR stars Gene Hackman as Col. Rhodes, a retired Army officer and Vietnam vet who comes to believe that his son, listed as missing in action over Laos 10 years before, is still alive and being
held as a POW. With financial support from a gung-ho oil tycoon (Robert Stack), Rhodes gathers a group of veterans, subjects them to a period of intensive training, and leads them back into the jungles in hopes of finding his son. Hackman's performance, beautiful photography by Stephen Burum
(RUMBLE FISH) and Ric Waite (THE LONG RIDERS), and some effective action direction from Ted K...
Released:
1983
Rated:
R
Length:
105 mins