''Purple Hearts'' is a 1984 war film directed by
Sidney J. Furie and starring
Ken Wahl
Ken Wahl (born October 31, 1957) is a retired American film and television actor, popular in the 1980s and 1990s, best known for the CBS television crime drama '' Wiseguy''.
Early life and career
Wahl, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, Note: ...
and
Cheryl Ladd. The screenplay concerns a
Navy surgeon and a
Navy nurse who fall in love while serving in Vietnam during
the war. Their affection for one another provides a striking contrast to the violence of warfare.
Cast
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Ken Wahl
Ken Wahl (born October 31, 1957) is a retired American film and television actor, popular in the 1980s and 1990s, best known for the CBS television crime drama '' Wiseguy''.
Early life and career
Wahl, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, Note: ...
as Don Jardian
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Cheryl Ladd as Deborah Solomon
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Stephen Lee as "Wizard"
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Annie McEnroe
Anne McEnroe (born c.1956) is an American actress who had roles in the 1980s and 1990s, including ''Wall Street'' and ''Beetlejuice''. She is married to Edward R. Pressman
Edward Rambach Pressman (April 11, 1943 – January 17, 2023) was an Ame ...
as Hallaway
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Paul McCrane
Paul David McCrane (born January 19, 1961) is an American film, television and theatre actor, as well as a television director and singer. He is known for his portrayal of Montgomery MacNeil in the 1980 film '' Fame'', Frank Berry in the 1984 fil ...
as Brenner
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Cyril O'Reilly
Cyril J. O'Reilly is an American film and television actor, writer and producer.
Life and career
O'Reilly was born in Los Angeles, California, one of three children born to Patrick Joseph O'Reilly, a Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, and hi ...
as Zuma
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David Harris as Hanes
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Hillary Bailey as Jill
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R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant "Gunny"
* Drew Snyder as Lieutenant Colonel Larimore
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Lane Smith
Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', Walter Warner in '' Son in Law'', co ...
as Commander Markel
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James Whitmore Jr.
James Allen Whitmore III (born October 24, 1948), better known as James Whitmore Jr., is an American actor and director, best known for his roles as Captain Jim Gutterman on the television program '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'', Freddie Beamer in ''The ...
as Bwana
* Kevin Elders as CIA Driver
* Sydney Squire as Nurse
* David Bass as Lieutenant Grayson
* Rudy Nash as Hartman
References
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{{Sidney J. Furie
1984 films
Films set in Vietnam
Vietnam War films
Films directed by Sidney J. Furie
Films scored by Robert Folk
The Ladd Company films
Films shot in the Philippines
1980s English-language films
American war films
American romance films
1980s American films