Synopsis
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
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Cast
- Gene HackmanCol. Cal Rhodes
- Fred WardWilkes
- Robert StackMacGregor
- Patrick SwayzeKevin Scott
- Harold SylvesterJohnson
- Randall "Tex" CobbSailor
- Tim ThomersonCharts
- Alice Lau Nga-Lai Lai Fun
- Kwan Hi LimJiang
- Kelly JunkermanPaul MacGregor
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Chicago Sun-Times
The basic idea of Uncommon Valor is so interesting that it's all they can do to make a routine formula movie out of it. But they do. - 50
The New York Times
Action fans may well find Uncommon Valor enjoyably familiar, but for others it will smack of war movie dej a-vu, despite the new angle provided by its concern for American soldiers missing in action in Vietnam. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Hackman's performance, beautiful photography by Stephen Burum and Ric Waite, and some effective action direction from Ted Kotcheff make this watchable, but the jingoist wish-fulfillment inherent in the material is ultimately disturbing. - 40
Variety
All of the top talent involved - especially Gene Hackman - is hardly needed to make Uncommon Valor what it is, a very common action picture. - 0
Boston Globe
With Ted Kotcheff's hackneyed direction and Joe Gayton's cliche-ridden script, this version of "Missing" for the soldier of fortune set is one of the most reprehensible exploitation films of the year.