Women of Valor ( 1986 ) ( Women of Valour )

Women of Valor ( 1986 ) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Women of Valour
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
95 min + 9 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Buzz Kulik

Written By:
Jonas McCord

Actors:
Susan Sarandon ..... Col. Margaret Ann Jessup
Kristy McNichol ..... T.J. Nolan
Alberta Watson ..... Lt. Helen Prescott
Valerie Mahaffey ..... Lt. Katherine R. Grace
Suzanne Lederer ..... Lt. Gail Polson
Patrick Bishop ..... Capt. Matome Nakayama
Terry O'Quinn ..... Maj. Tom Patterson
Neva Patterson ..... Lady Judith Eason
Jay Acovone ..... Capt. Rader
John Philbin ..... Paraplegic soldier
Jeff Allin ..... Capt. Chris Wyatt
Marilyn Redfield ..... Mrs. Carstairs
Gô Awazu ..... Sgt. Takijiro Kodama
Rey Malonzo ..... Sgt. Ramos
Ken Metcalfe ..... Col. Sidell

Synopsis:

Col. Jessup (Susan Sarandon), an American military nurse, presents a case for a bronze medal with Valor to a military hearing. She tells her story of being taken prisoner in the Phillipines by the Japanese during WWII. Having survived a death march from Bataan Col. Jessup is put into a POW camp run by the enemy. She and her fellow prisoners struggle for survival, working 14 hour days with limited food and no medical supplies. After almost three years the prisoners are liberated by American forces.

A group of American nurses stationed in the Philippines are captured when Japanese forces invade during World War II. In the hands of the enemy, the women are held prisoner for three years and must struggle to survive.

Story of a group of U.S. Army nurses in the Philippines during World War II who are captured and imprisoned by Japanese troops during the invasion of the Philippines.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 16 January, 2015.