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Rain

Rain

20034.81h 36m

Overview

A German Shepherd Dog named Rain is trained to fight in the Vietnam War and his intelligence and courage in the face of adversity wins the respect and loyalty of his platoon.

Directed by Robert J. Wilson
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Top Cast

Scott Cooper

Scott Cooper

Pvt. Holland

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Pamela Moore Somers

Abbey

Ashley Edner

Ashley Edner

Amy Davis (as Ashley Louise Edner)

Susan Dey

Susan Dey

Diane Davis

Mark Kiely

Mark Kiely

Lt. Crawford

Derk Cheetwood

Derk Cheetwood

Sgt. Summers

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Jimmy Pham

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Wiley M. Pickett

Wiley M. Pickett

Sgt. Vanetti (as Wiley Pickett)

Vincent Angell

Vincent Angell

Cpt. Pike

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Randall Arney

John Davis

Themes & Keywords

vietnam wardoggerman shepherdwar dog

About Rain

Rain is a drama, war film released in 2003 exploring themes of vietnam war, dog, german shepherd, war dog. Directed by Robert J. Wilson, it stars Scott Cooper, Pamela Moore Somers, Ashley Edner. A German Shepherd Dog named Rain is trained to fight in the Vietnam War and his intelligence and courage in the face of adversity wins the respect and loyalty of his platoon.

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