
The Forgotten
1989-04-26 · 91 min · ★ 5.8
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
- Production companies
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- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Keith CarradineCap. Tom Watkins
Steve RailsbackLt. Jesse Brady
Pepe SernaSgt. Pepe Gutierrez
Richard LawsonSgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott
Don Keith OpperSgt. Peter Lowell
Michael ChampionSgt. Elmer J. Miller
Tzi MaPremier
Bruce BoaPearse
Stacy KeachAdam Roth
William LuckingColonel Jack Westford
Kai WulffFeldhaus
Louise LombardKristina
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