A Rumor of War
24/09/1980

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.
Cast


Brad Davis
Philip "Phil" Caputo


Keith Carradine
Lt. Murph McCoy


Michael O'Keefe
Lt. Walter Cohen


Richard Bradford
Gen. Merle Rupert


Brian Dennehy
Sgt. Ned Coleman
John Friedrich
Cpl. Pascarella


Perry Lang
Woodward


Christopher Mitchum
Capt. Peterson


Steve Forrest
Col. Atherton


Stacy Keach
Maj. Ball


Dan Shor
Manhole


Lane Smith
Sgt. Willliam Holgren


Nicholas Woodeson
Cpl. Kazmarak


Gail Youngs
Carol


Phillip R. Allen
Col. Perry


Michael Cavanaugh
Capt. Lake
Bobby Ellerbee
Cpl. Mackey
David Elliott
Sullivan


Laurence Fishburne
Lightbulb


Redmond Gleeson
Sgt. Furth


Edward Grover
Coker


Gavan O'Herlihy
Stanton


Christopher Allport
Van Cott


Jeff Daniels
Chaplain


John Herzfeld
The Drill Instructor


Stephen Keep Mills
The Angry Major
Helaine Lembeck
Lisa Modesta


Sandy McPeak
Joe Caputo


Enrique Novi
Jose Ramirez
Sean Roche
Hodgkins
Steven Rotblatt
Zirpoli


Al Ruscio
Uncle Al


Lynn Kuratomi
Yip Yap(as Lynn Kazue Kuratomi)
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