Thanks of a Grateful Nation

May 31, 1998

3h 24m

★ 4.0

The movie the government doesn't want you to see

Overview

An examination of the aftermath of Desert Storm and how servicemen and women were affected by it medically.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Adelson Entertainment

Tracey Alexander Productions

NBC

Thanks of a Grateful Nation Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Jim Tuite

Ted Danson

Teri Small

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Sen. Donald Riegle

Brian Dennehy

Jerrilynn Folz

Marg Helgenberger

Jared Gallimore

Steven Weber

Chris Small

Matt Keeslar

Clark Nugent

Robin Gammell

Sandra

Sabrina Grdevich

Steve Robertson

C. David Johnson

Lisa Tuite

Cynthia Dale

Tammy Boyer

Amy Carlson

Sen. Shelby

Kenneth Welsh

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.

1.0

Red Fang: Blue Sonnet

Jul 16, 1989

Sonnet is a cyborg/esper from a harsh background and now trained to be the ultimate warrior and most powerful weapon in the world. She is sent to Japan to watch Komatsuzaki Lan, who is thought to be controlled by the rage of the esper Akai Kiba (Crimson Fang). Lan is a quiet girl who knows she's different from everybody else and starts to show signs of Crimson Fang after coming into contact with Sonnet. In the course of fighting with Lan, Sonnet starts to rediscover her humanity. At the same time Lan has to fight to retain her humanity and control the Crimson Fang.

10.0

Collin

Dec 6, 1981

No overview available.

0.0

One Love of My Soul

Jan 1, 2007

No overview available.

6.5

Courage Under Fire

Jul 4, 1996

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...

6.8

Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger

Oct 1, 2006

This drama is based on the childhood memories of Hans Jürgen Massaquoi, who was one of the few black native Germans in Nazi Germany. In 1935 at the age of nine, he lives with his German mother in a small flat in Hamburg's working class district Barmbek, while his father and grandfather had left the country. Although the boy is not persecuted by the Nazis and dreams of joining the Hitler Youth, his skin color makes him a target for racist abuse...

0.0

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion

Dec 25, 2011

Long-forgotten scandals from the Aird clan's ancestral history continue to be exposed, and the chain of revelations reaches a shocking conclusion.

6.5

G.I. Jane

Aug 19, 1997

In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women into its combat services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling Navy SEAL training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.

7.5

Unschuldig

Oct 2, 2018

A condemned man comes out of prison and does his utmost to find the true murderer of his wife in order to get his children back. This is the starting point for the touching crime drama "Innocent" with crime scene commissar Felix Klare in the lead role. He plays with great intensity the family man who wants to bring the truth to light on his own. For relatives, witnesses and even the police, this could be a problem. Between the fronts, Britta Hammelstein becomes an indomitable commissioner, exposing a fatal network of false statements and investigation errors.

0.0

The Gulf War... What Next?

Jan 2, 1993

The second Gulf War from 1990 to 1991 represents in the collective Arab memory a turning point in regards to the Arab nationalism’s self-perception as well as a moment of deep historical and existential insecurity. Five Arab directors discuss the events from their personal perspective.

4.7

Deadly Secrets by the Lake

Jun 2, 2017

A decorated NYPD detective returns to her hometown after her sister is charged with the murder of her boss and attempts to make amends with her estranged family while exposing the dark underbelly of a long-suppressed secret that threatens to tear the town apart.

8.3

Radetzkymarsch

Apr 17, 1965

The story of the Trotta family during the rise and fall of the Austrian-Hungary empire. Based upon the novel by Joseph Roth.

6.9

The Pentagon Wars

Feb 28, 1998

From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)

6.5

The Manchurian Candidate

Jul 30, 2004

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

6.0

Flight of the Phoenix

Dec 17, 2004

When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.

No Image Available

7.0

Diamanten sind gefährlich

Jan 1, 1965

No overview available.

8.1

Anne of Green Gables

Dec 1, 1985

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.

No Image Available

4.7

Schöne Witwen küssen besser

Dec 20, 2004

Con artist Corinna seizes the opportunity and slips into the role of a baron's widow. She manages to gain access to the chambers of a billionaire in Nice. Once on the Cote D'Azur, she promptly encounters a rival. The swindlers vie for the billionaire, or whoever they think he is. Then the real widow turns up.

5.6

Brothers

Nov 22, 2017

A young man is searching for his place in the world. He finds his way, religion and his "brothers" in the radical Islam. What begins with the wish of helping people in Syria leads Jan through religious murder as an ISIS-soldier and back to his home county Germany.

6.7

Live from Baghdad

Dec 7, 2002

A group of CNN reporters venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.