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Women of Valor (1986)

Genre : War

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Buzz Kulik
Writer : Jonas McCord

Synopsis

A group of American Army nurses are captured by the Japanese in April 1942 and spend three years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bataan. Lt Margaret Ann Jessup, the head army nurse, survives the camp and testifies against the Japanese in front of the United States Congressional subcommittee years later as a colonel.

Actors

Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
Col. Margaret Ann Jessup
Kristy McNichol
Kristy McNichol
T.J. Nolan
Alberta Watson
Alberta Watson
Lt. Helen Prescott
Valerie Mahaffey
Valerie Mahaffey
Lt. Katherine R. Grace
Terry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn
Maj. Tom Patterson
Suzanne Lederer
Suzanne Lederer
Lt. Gail Poison
Neva Patterson
Neva Patterson
Lady Judith Eason
Jay Acovone
Jay Acovone
Capt. Rader
John Philbin
John Philbin
Paraplegic soldier

Crews

Buzz Kulik
Buzz Kulik
Director
Buzz Kulik
Buzz Kulik
Producer
Jonas McCord
Jonas McCord
Screenplay
Mike Fash
Mike Fash
Director of Photography
Les Green
Les Green
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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