The Veteran

Jan 1, 2006

1h 30m

★ 4.2

Overview

Thirty years on from Vietnam, a government official is trying to track down soldiers who went missing in action, in the hope that it may lead her to her father. Meanwhile, a war veteran is forced to relive painful memories of how he was left for dead by his own platoon, and the heinous crimes he once committed while in the line of duty.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

War

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Cast

Sara Reid

Ally Sheedy

Raymond Watson

Bobby Hosea

Mark 'Doc' Jordan

Michael Ironside

Denis McBride

Colin Glazer

Capt. Ramsey

Casper Van Dien

Agent MacDonald

Donald Burda

CIA Agent Huang

Sean Baek

Agent Cooper

Jim Codrington

Chico / Spaceman

Pablo Espinosa

Young Doc Jordan

Austin Farwell

Jimmy Joe

Kenny Johnson

Red Fuentes

Joseph Griffin

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