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The Forgotten
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The Forgotten

1989-04-26 · 91 min · ★ 5.8

Action · Thriller · TV Movie

Based on a story by Vietnam veteran Paul Staples, the film concerns six American Green Berets, held for 17 years in a Vietnamese POW camp. They are finally released in secret, during a delicate trade-talk session between Vietnam and the United States. Captain Tom Watkins, the ex-prisoners' CO, begins to suspect that government-man Adam Roth, who is in charge of the debriefing, may be pursuing a hidden agenda that will result in the early deaths of Watkins and the five men under his command.

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Directors
James Keach
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Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Keith CarradineKeith CarradineCap. Tom Watkins
Steve RailsbackSteve RailsbackLt. Jesse Brady
Pepe SernaPepe SernaSgt. Pepe Gutierrez
Richard LawsonRichard LawsonSgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Don Keith OpperDon Keith OpperSgt. Peter Lowell
Michael ChampionMichael ChampionSgt. Elmer J. Miller
Tzi MaTzi MaPremier
Bruce BoaBruce BoaPearse
Stacy KeachStacy KeachAdam Roth
Mimi MaynardClaudia Feldhaus
Sandra WillMajor White
William LuckingWilliam LuckingColonel Jack Westford
Kai WulffKai WulffFeldhaus
Louise LombardLouise LombardKristina
Erin DonovanReporter #1
Simon HarrisonReporter #2
Matko RagužReporter #3
Jeff HardingJeff HardingOfficer #1
Denny SalvarynChaplin
Diana GreenwoodMilitary Nurse

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