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Missing in Action

Missing in Action

The war's not over until the last man comes home.

19845.81h 41m

Overview

American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.

Directed by Joseph Zito
Written by Arthur Silver, Larry Levinson, Steve Bing
Produced by Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Box OfficeBudget: $2.5MRevenue: $22.8M

Top Cast

Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

Col. James Braddock

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Tuck

David Tress

David Tress

Sen. Porter

Lenore Kasdorf

Lenore Kasdorf

Ann

James Hong

James Hong

Gen. Trau

Pierrino Mascarino

Pierrino Mascarino

Jacques

Erich Anderson

Erich Anderson

Masucci

Joseph Carberry

Joseph Carberry

Carter

Bella Flores

Bella Flores

Madame Pearl

S

Sergio Kato

Bouncer (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warvietnam veteranmartial artsvietnampatriotismprisoner of warrescue missionjungleone man armyspecial forcesnostalgicwarabsurdadmiring

About Missing in Action

Missing in Action is a action, adventure, thriller, war, drama film released in 1984 exploring themes of vietnam war, vietnam veteran, martial arts, vietnam, patriotism, prisoner of war. Directed by Joseph Zito, it stars Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress. American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.

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