Summary
A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the body of Lieutenant Dwyte Johnson, a Vietnam war hero. It's Laird's job to help Johnson's parents bury their son. But since the dead hero was black, his parents are turned away by the white racists who maintain the town's "all-white" cemetery.
Details
Release Date: April 27, 1986
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genres: Drama
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.2/10 (16 votes)
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Cast
John Lithgow
Maj. Kendall Laird
Morgan Freeman
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