

Drama · War
Overview
A Marine officer leads a rescue mission through the Vietnamese jungle to rescue his brother, a doctor who has been taken prisoner by the Viet Cong.
Top Cast


Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson
Maj. Greg Donahue
Marshall Thompson
Maj. Greg Donahue


Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate
Richard Arlen
Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate
Robert Dornan
Robert Dornan
Dr. Gary Donahue
Robert Dornan
Dr. Gary Donahue


Dick O'Neill
Dick O'Neill
Maj. Fred Howard
Dick O'Neill
Maj. Fred Howard
Richard Jordahl
Richard Jordahl
Father Jack Bourget
Richard Jordahl
Father Jack Bourget
Kiva Lawrence
Kiva Lawrence
Mary
Kiva Lawrence
Mary


Freeman Lusk
Freeman Lusk
Capt. Lusk
Freeman Lusk
Capt. Lusk
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