A Rumor of War

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A Rumor of War

DramaWar & Politics

Miniseries based on the 1977 autobiography by Philip Caputo about his service in the United States Marine Corps in the early years of American involvement in the Vietnam War.

Sep 24, 19801 seasons2 episodesEndedEN

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Brad Davis

Brad Davis

Philip "Phil" Caputo

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Lt. Murph McCoy

Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe

Lt. Walter Cohen

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Gen. Merle Rupert

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Sgt. Ned Coleman

Perry Lang

Perry Lang

Woodward

Christopher Mitchum

Christopher Mitchum

Capt. Peterson

Steve Forrest

Steve Forrest

Col. Atherton

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Maj. Ball

Dan Shor

Dan Shor

Manhole

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Sgt. Willliam Holgren

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Cpl. Kazmarak

Gail Youngs

Gail Youngs

Carol

Phillip R. Allen

Phillip R. Allen

Col. Perry

Michael Cavanaugh

Michael Cavanaugh

Capt. Lake

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Lightbulb

Redmond Gleeson

Redmond Gleeson

Sgt. Furth

Edward Grover

Edward Grover

Coker

Seasons

Miniseries

2 episodes

Premiered Sep 24, 1980

Episodes

1–2 of 2

Episode 1

Episode 2

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Networks

CBS

US

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