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After 10 years of going through the right channels to search for his son who has been listed as missing in action in Vietnam, Colonel Jason Rhodes (Gene Hackman) decides he must take matters into his own hands and go to Vietnam himself. He finds financial backing in the form of a Texas oil tycoon (Robert Stack) and the military help from five of his son's former Marine corps. After several weeks of gruelling training the group travels to Laos to begin the search and once again fight in Vietnam.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Labrador
Format:DVD
A real tear jerker, yet a very human feeling to the whole film. Every parent would surely be able to relate to the feelings portrayed by the situation acted very well by that fine actor, Gene Hackman. Good support acting from Danny Glover.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
The "Missing in Action" in Vietnam theme has been tackled by a number of films and various tv episodes.
This is one of the best, with well handled combat scenes, and a decent cast, though the actual action takes a while to get going.
The MIA issue is a controversial one still, and topics like this - the brutalities of the Soviet-Bloc controlled North Vietnamese invaders against the South Vietnamese people aren't often covered.
Whilst on the surface a conventional action film, it does try to move away from the false picture of US involvement in Vietnam painted by so many other movies.
Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Ken Rellit
Format:DVD
Uncommon Valor was a Great Movie for its time. The portrayal of Gene Hackman playing a father and Marine who knew his son was alive and would risk his own life to get him home was just fantastic. This is the only film that I saw at the time that portrayed the POWs looking the way the North Vietnamese mistreated them. It also showed the since of honor most American Soldiers had in wanting to go back and finish a job they felt they were never allowed to correctly perform. This movie is credited with launching many other films with the theme of bringing home POWs that were believed still alive in Vietnam and secretly held prisoner.
The political message was also fitting to how the country was feeling at the time when all stories showing how the North Vietnamese really mistreated our POWs and showed people like Hanoi Jane to be liars when they said the North Vietnamese were so kind to our men. The truth was slowly coming out from refugees that the people who truly, "Raped and Pillaged" were from the People's Army from the North and not what the Hanoi Jane's were trying to push.
The political message was also fitting to how the country was feeling at the time when all stories showing how the North Vietnamese really mistreated our POWs and showed people like Hanoi Jane to be liars when they said the North Vietnamese were so kind to our men. The truth was slowly coming out from refugees that the people who truly, "Raped and Pillaged" were from the People's Army from the North and not what the Hanoi Jane's were trying to push.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great film
Superb film, a must view for action fans.
Vietnam war film with a difference, one of Gene Hackman's best roles.
Vietnam war film with a difference, one of Gene Hackman's best roles.
Published 11 days ago by Sonia Read
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Film
Uncommon Valour is a really good Vietnam War film with Gene Hackman at his best. A bit tongue in cheek at times. Amazon delivered again with a really good shopping experience.
Published 1 month ago by David Bell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Uncommon Valour [DVD]
Uncommon Valour [DVD] with Patrick Swayze and Gene Hachman very good and enjoyable film I would recommend watching this film
Published 4 months ago by mrs s a smith
3.0 out of 5 stars
mias rescue mission
quite entertaining tale about rescuing pows in laos
actually missions were mounted by bo gritz in real life
however they never were implemented due to various... Read more
actually missions were mounted by bo gritz in real life
however they never were implemented due to various... Read more
Published 6 months ago by angloaust
4.0 out of 5 stars
uncommon valour revisited
a real 80s film with a top notch cast some no longer with us seems a bit rushed now, a rambo type tale as in going back to vietnam to help some american escape their incarceration... Read more
Published 9 months ago by craig archibald
4.0 out of 5 stars
Back to Nam!
Uncommon Valor has an excellent cast that includes Gene hackman, Fred ward and Patrick Swayze. It's a men on a mission film with similarities to The Dogs of War, Rambo:First Blood... Read more
Published 20 months ago by j.r
4.0 out of 5 stars
Little known film
i have seen this film a few times since BBC1 showed it in the 80's and it's a really good one. Forget the politics and just take it for what it is, and that's a good film with an... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Gary
4.0 out of 5 stars
Love the dvd well worth getting hold of. All action and good actors
Arrived promptly and no problems. All action film and keeps you watching, ending is very good. well worth getting hold of.
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by Ms. Susan C. Thomas
4.0 out of 5 stars
good film
ever since i saw this film back in the early nineties i have always enjoyed it (yes it was made in 1983 i saw the repeats on tv). Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2005
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rotten American Rubbish
Ever since the Vietnamese threw Uncle Sam out of their country the Yanks have found the taste of defeat difficult to bear. Read more
Published on 3 July 2004 by MR P MCGRANAGHAN
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