A Rumor of War (miniseries)

A Rumor of War is a 1980 television 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. It was one of the earliest serious US works of television or film drama to be based on US combat experience in Southeast Asia.

A Rumor of War
Genre	Biography Drama War
Based on	Philip Caputo
Written by	John Sacret Young
Directed by	Richard T. Heffron
Starring	Brad Davis Keith Carradine Michael O'Keefe Brian Dennehy Stacy Keach
Theme music composer	Charles Gross
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Richard Berg Charles W. Fries
Producer	David Manson
Production locations	Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California Churubusco Studios, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
Cinematography	Stevan Larner Jorge Stahl Jr.
Editors	Michael Eliot Scott C. Eyler Thomas Fries
Running time	191 min.
Production companies	Charles Fries Productions Dick Berg-Stonehenge Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 24 (1980-09-24) – September 25, 1980 (1980-09-25)

The miniseries was filmed at Camp Pendleton and Churubusco Studios, Mexico with a cast featuring Brad Davis, Keith Carradine, Brian Dennehy, Richard Bradford, Michael O'Keefe, Stacy Keach, Lane Smith and Christopher Mitchum. The producers could not find enough Sikorsky HUS-1 helicopters so used UH-1 Huey helicopters instead.

Synopsis

A Rumor of War recounts Philip Caputo's journal of his combat experiences in Indochina during the Vietnam War and follows his transformation from a patriotic college graduate to proud US Marine lieutenant to battle-hardened war veteran.

External links

• A Rumor of War at IMDb