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The Forgotten

The Forgotten

19895.41h 31m

Overview

Based on a story by Vietnam veteran Paul Staples, the film concerns six American Green Berets, held for 17 years in a Vietnamese POW camp. They are finally released in secret, during a delicate trade-talk session between Vietnam and the United States. Captain Tom Watkins, the ex-prisoners' CO, begins to suspect that government-man Adam Roth, who is in charge of the debriefing, may be pursuing a hidden agenda that will result in the early deaths of Watkins and the five men under his command.

Directed by James Keach
Written by Paul Staples, Glenn M. Benest, Matthew Barr
Produced by James Keach
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Top Cast

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Cap. Tom Watkins

Steve Railsback

Steve Railsback

Lt. Jesse Brady

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

Sgt. Pepe Gutierrez

Richard Lawson

Richard Lawson

Sgt. Frank " Doc " McDermott

Don Keith Opper

Don Keith Opper

Sgt. Peter Lowell

Michael Champion

Michael Champion

Sgt. Elmer J. Miller

Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma

Premier

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Bruce Boa

Pearse

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Adam Roth

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Mimi Maynard

Claudia Feldhaus

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warvietnamdetention campu.s. soldier

About The Forgotten

The Forgotten is a action, thriller, tv movie film released in 1989 exploring themes of vietnam war, vietnam, detention camp, u.s. soldier. Directed by James Keach, it stars Keith Carradine, Steve Railsback, Pepe Serna. Based on a story by Vietnam veteran Paul Staples, the film concerns six American Green Berets, held for 17 years in a Vietnamese POW camp. They are finally released in secret, during a delicate trade-talk session between Vietnam and the United States. Captain Tom Watkins, the ex-prisoners' CO, begins to suspect that government-man Adam Roth, who is in charge of the debriefing, may be pursuing a hidden agenda that will result in the early deaths of Watkins and the five men under his command.

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