Women of Valor

1986 American TV series or program

Women of Valor

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Genre| Drama
War
Written by| Jonas McCord
Directed by| Buzz Kulik
Starring| Susan Sarandon
Kristy McNichol
Theme music composer| Georges Delerue
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Executive producers| Jonas McCord
Philip L. Parslow
Producers| Buzz Kulik
Carol Davies (uncredited)
Cinematography| Mike Fash
Editor| Les Green
Running time| 100 minutes
Production companies| Jeni Productions
Inter Planetary Productions Corporation
Inter Planetary
Interplanetary Pictures Productions
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| November 23, 1986 (1986-11-23)

Women of Valor is a 1986 American made-for-television war drama film about World War II directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Susan Sarandon and Kristy McNichol. It premiered on CBS on November 23, 1986 and was released on DVD on March 10, 1998.[1]

## Plot

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A group of American Army nurses are captured by the Japanese in April 1942. They are marched along with American soldiers as part of the Bataan Death March. They are put in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bataan, where they spend nearly three years.

The story focuses on Lt. Margaret Ann "Maggie" Jessup, the head army nurse who survived the camp and testified against the Japanese. She lobbied for awards of valor to be given to the women prisoners, in front of the United States Congressional subcommittee years later as a colonel.

## Cast

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* Susan Sarandon as 1LT/COL Margaret Ann Jessup
* Kristy McNichol as T.J. Nolan
* Alberta Watson as 2LT Helen Prescott
* Valerie Mahaffey as 2LT Katherine R. Grace
* Suzanne Lederer as 2LT Gail Polson
* Patrick Bishop as Captain Matome Nakayama
* Terry O'Quinn as MAJ Tom Patterson
* Neva Patterson as Lady Judith Eason
* Jay Acovone as CPT Rader

## Criticism

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The film was generally negatively received. One of the main criticisms was that it was not realistic. The cast was also criticized for retaining their looks while trying to survive in poor conditions. The New York Times stated the story should have given more attention to the people rather than the situations.[2]

## References

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1. ^ 'Women of Valor' on Amazon.com Product details
2. ^ The New York Times 'Women of Valor' on CBS, About Prisoners of War

## External links

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* Women of Valor at IMDb

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Films directed by Buzz Kulik

* The Explosive Generation (1961)
* The Yellow Canary (1963)
* Warning Shot (1967)
* Sergeant Ryker (1968)
* Villa Rides (1968)
* Riot (1969)
* Brian's Song (1971)
* To Find a Man (1972)
* The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)
* Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
* Shamus (1973)
* Pioneer Woman (1973)
* Bad Ronald (1974)
* Cage Without a Key (1975)
* Babe (1975)
* The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
* Kill Me If You Can (1977)
* Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)
* From Here to Eternity (1979)
* The Hunter (1980)
* George Washington (1984)
* Women of Valor (1986)
* Too Young the Hero (1988)
* Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
* Lucky Chances (1990)

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