Product Details

• Actors: Gene Hackman, Patrick Swayze, Robert Stack, Fred Ward, Reb Brown
• Directors: Ted Kotcheff
• Writers: Wings Hauser, Joe Gayton
• Producers: Ted Kotcheff, Burton Elias, Buzz Feitshans, John Milius, Wings Hauser
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0019GO5EG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,031 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Uncommon Valor" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Gene Hackman portrays Colonel Jason Rhodes a man obsessed in this powerful action-packed adventure. For over ten years Rhodes has been living a nightmare searching for his son who is listed as "missing in action" in Vietnam. After useless appeals to the government for action Rhodes takes matters into his own hands. With the financial backing of a Texas oil tycoon (Robert Stack) and the help of his son's five marine buddies Rhodes prepares to carry out a daring mission. After weeks of grueling traning the courageous veterans leave for Laos. The final battle of the Vietnam conflict is about to begin.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/MILITARY & WAR Rating: R UPC: 097361381442 Manufacturer No: 138144

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GOOD EARLY SWAYZE MOVIE, November 2, 2008

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Jacki Gunter "good movie or book lover" (Bartlesville, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Uncommon Valor (DVD)

I am trying to replace all my vhs Patrick Swayze
movies onto DVD and this is one I had had trouble
finding so finding it in such good condition was
a wonderful thing for me. Thank you, thank you.

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Vietnam POW/MIA Movie!, December 22, 2011

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Rob Bittick (Houston area, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Uncommon Valor (DVD)

Several movies came out in the 1980s about American MIAs from the Vietnam war left behind in Southeast Asia. This is the best one in my opinion. The story is about Marine Col. Jason Rhodes (portrayed by Gene Hackman), a military officer and father who is driven to find his son who is classified as MIA. Believing his son to still be alive, he recruits several men who served with his son in Vietnam to leave their present jobs and go on the rescue mission. The characterizations of these men are excellent. This team faces many obstacles, including indifference by US politicians and opposition by military bureaucracy. Although this was a low budget film for its time, it had a good following. This is one of Patrick Swayze's early movies before he became famous, and the other actors are excellent in their roles. There is a lot of cursing in the dialog, and scenes can be very violent. This was done to make the film as realistic as possible. The story keeps the viewer's interest throughout, and has a symbolic ending.