A Rumor of War

A Rumor of War (1980)


  • Genre: Drama, War & Politics
  • First Air Date: 1980-09-24
  • Last Air Date: 1980-09-25
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 2
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 114 min.
  • Production Company: Charles Fries Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Network: CBS
  • Director:
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: vietnam war, miniseries, based on memoir or autobiography, historical drama

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    A Rumor of War Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1980-09-24
    2 Episodes

    A Rumor of War Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Episode 1120 min
    Season 1Episode 2Episode 2120 min

    • Brad Davis

      as Philip "Phil" Caputo

    • Keith Carradine

      as Lt. Murph McCoy

    • Michael O'Keefe

      as Lt. Walter Cohen

    • Richard Bradford

      as Gen. Merle Rupert

    • Brian Dennehy

      as Sgt. Ned Coleman

    • John Friedrich

      as Cpl. Pascarella

    • Perry Lang

      as Woodward

    • Christopher Mitchum

      as Capt. Peterson

    • Steve Forrest

      as Col. Atherton

    • Stacy Keach

      as Maj. Ball

    • Dan Shor

      as Manhole

    • Lane Smith

      as Sgt. Willliam Holgren

    • Nicholas Woodeson

      as Cpl. Kazmarak

    • Gail Youngs

      as Carol

    • Phillip R. Allen

      as Col. Perry

    • Michael Cavanaugh

      as Capt. Lake

    • Bobby Ellerbee

      as Cpl. Mackey

    • David Elliott

      as Sullivan

    • Laurence Fishburne

      as Lightbulb

    • Redmond Gleeson

      as Sgt. Furth

    • Edward Grover

      as Coker

    • Gavan O'Herlihy

      as Stanton

    • Christopher Allport

      as Van Cott

    • Jeff Daniels

      as Chaplain

    • John Herzfeld

      as The Drill Instructor

    • Stephen Keep Mills

      as The Angry Major

    • Helaine Lembeck

      as Lisa Modesta

    • Sandy McPeak

      as Joe Caputo

    • Enrique Novi

      as Jose Ramirez

    • Sean Roche

      as Hodgkins

    • Steven Rotblatt

      as Zirpoli

    • Al Ruscio

      as Uncle Al
    Directing Richard T. Heffron Director
    Writing Phil Caputo Book
    Writing John Sacret Young Teleplay
    Production Richard Berg Executive Producer
    Production Charles W. Fries Executive Producer
    Production David Manson Producer
    Sound Charles Gross Music
    Camera Stevan Larner Director of Photography
    Camera Jorge Stahl Jr. Director of Photography
    Editing Michael Eliot Editor
    Editing Scott C. Eyler Editor
    Editing Thomas Fries Editor
    Art Herman F. Zimmerman Art Direction
    Art Ray Molyneaux Set Decoration

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