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A Rumor of War is a 1980 television miniseries, based on the 1977 autobiography by Philip Caputo about his service in the United States Marine Corps in the early years of American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was one of the earliest serious US works of television or film drama to be based on US combat experience in Southeast Asia.
Original Release
09/24/1980 on CBS
US Release
09/24/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lane Smith | Sgt. Willliam Holgren |
| Richard Bradford | Gen. Merle Rupert |
| Stacy Keach | Maj. Ball |
| John Herzfeld | The Drill Instructor |
| Jeff Daniels | Chaplain |
| Laurence Fishburne | Lightbulb |
| Brian Dennehy | Sgt. Ned Coleman |
| Keith Carradine | Lt. Murph McCoy |
| Al Ruscio | Uncle Al |
| John Diehl | D.T. |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Wednesday, 24 September 1980 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Thursday, 25 September 1980 |
Directors
Writers
John Sacret Young, Phil Caputo
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lane Smith | Sgt. Willliam Holgren |
| Richard Bradford | Gen. Merle Rupert |
| Stacy Keach | Maj. Ball |
| John Herzfeld | The Drill Instructor |
| Jeff Daniels | Chaplain |
| Laurence Fishburne | Lightbulb |
| Brian Dennehy | Sgt. Ned Coleman |
| Keith Carradine | Lt. Murph McCoy |
| Al Ruscio | Uncle Al |
| John Diehl | D.T. |
| Chris Mulkey | Radio Man |
| Christopher Mitchum | Capt. Peterson |
| Perry Lang | Woodward |
| Michael O'Keefe | Lt. Walter Cohen |
| Steve Forrest | Col. Atherton |
| Alex Daniels | Stasek |
| Brad Davis | Lt. Philip 'Phil' Caputo |
| Dan Shor | Manhole |
| Gail Youngs | Carol |
| John Friedrich | Cpl. Pascarella |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Berg | Executive Producer |
| Charles W. Fries | Executive Producer |
| David Manson | Producer |
| Allan Marcil | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Film Sound Mixing | Nominated |
