''Purple Hearts'' is a 1984 war film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring

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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

as Don Jardian * Cheryl Ladd as Deborah Solomon * Stephen Lee as "Wizard" *

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as Hallaway *

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as Brenner *

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as Zuma * David Harris as Hanes * Hillary Bailey as Jill * R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant "Gunny" * Drew Snyder as Lieutenant Colonel Larimore *

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as Commander Markel *

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as Bwana * Kevin Elders as CIA Driver * Sydney Squire as Nurse * David Bass as Lieutenant Grayson * Rudy Nash as Hartman

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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