A Rumor of War

A Rumor of War

1980•3h 10m•6.0/10

DramaWar & Politics

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(1)

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.

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Production

Charles Fries Productions, Dick Berg-Stonehenge Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 24, 1980

Last Aired

September 25, 1980

Networks

CBS

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 1980-09-24

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 1980-09-25

Cast

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

John Friedrich

Cpl. Pascarella

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

Bobby Ellerbee

Cpl. Mackey

David Elliott

Sullivan

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Lightbulb

Redmond Gleeson

Redmond Gleeson

Sgt. Furth

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