Summary
The true story of William Pitsenbarger, an Air Force medic who saved more than sixty men in one of the bleakest battles of the Vietnam War. Presented the chance to escape on the last helicopter, Pitsenbarger stayed behind to save and defend his comrade in arms. Three decades later, a Pentagon staffer inverstigates a Congressional Medal of Honor request made on Pitsenbarger's behalf by his mission partner and parents.Additional Information
Subjects |
Pitsenbarger, William H.
-- Drama.
United States. -- Air Force -- Medical personnel -- Drama. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Drama. Medal of Honor -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. War films. Biographical films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | Santa Monica, California :Lionsgate,2020 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Contributors |
Densham, Pen,
film producer. Watson, John (John K.), film producer. Bassick, Michael, 1969- film producer. Cohen, Adi, 1970- film producer. Rediu, Jordi, film producer. Sherman, Sidney (Documentary filmmaker), film producer. Adams, Julian, 1972- film producer. Selig, Lauren, 1976- film producer. Steyn, Louis (Producer), film producer. Steyn, T.J., film producer. Sanghani, Shaun, 1980- film producer. Cafritz, Nicholas, film producer. Peterson, Robert Reed, film producer. Damon, Mark, 1933- film producer. Jákl, Petr, 1973- film producer. Bogart, Timothy Scott, film producer. Robinson, Todd, 1958- screenwriter, film director. Stan, Sebastian, 1982- actor. Plummer, Christopher, actor. Hurt, William, actor. Harris, Ed, 1950- actor. Jackson, Samuel L., actor. Fonda, Peter, 1940-2019, actor. Hamilton, Lisa Gay, 1964- actor. Irvine, Jeremy, 1990- actor. Ladd, Diane, actor. Madigan, Amy, actor. Roache, Linus, 1964- actor. Savage, John, 1949- actor. Sudol, Alison, 1984- actor. Whitford, Bradley, actor. Klein, Philip (Composer), composer. Foresight Unlimited (Firm), presenter, production company. Provocator (Firm), production company. SSS Entertainment (Firm), production company. BCL Finance Group (Firm), production company. Lions Gate Home Entertainment, publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Fonda, Lisagay Hamilton, Jeremy Irvine, Diane Ladd, Amy Madigan, Linus Roache, John Savage, Alison Sudol, Bradley Whitford. |
Other Contributors |
Costume designer, Peggy Stamper ; production designer, Jonathan Carlson ; editors, Richard Nord, Terel Gibson, Claudia Castello ; music, Philip Klein ; director of photogrpahy, Byron Werner. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for war violence, and language. |
Language |
English Spanish In English; with optional Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. Special features include: The women of The last full measure; Medal of Honor Ceremony shoot; That others may live: remembering Operation Abilene; USAF Museum screening with veterans & Pitsenbarger Family; The music of The last full measure; William Pitsenbarger tribute gallery. |
System Details |
DVD; region 1; widescreen (2.39:1; 16:9) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital. |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |