''Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story'' is a 1995 American television film that aired on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

and stars

Glenn Close Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, Close has garnered numerous accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards ...

and

Judy Davis Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress in film, television, and on stage. With a career spanning over 40 years, she has been commended for her versatility and regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Frequen ...

Plot

The film recounts the events in the life of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer which led to her retirement from the

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under the U.S. military's gay exclusion policy.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Artios Award The Casting Society, formerly known as Casting Society of America (CSA), was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1982 as a professional society of about 1,200 casting directors and associate casting directors for film, television, theatre, and ...

(1995) * Won, "Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week" - ''Valorie Massalas'' Emmy Awards (1995) * Won, " Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special" - ''Alison Cross'' * Won, " Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" - ''

'' * Won, " Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" - ''

'' *Nominated, " Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special" - ''

Jeff Bleckner Jeff Bleckner (born August 12, 1943) is an American theatre and television director. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bleckner made his directorial debut off-Broadway with ''The Unseen Hand/Forensic and the Navigators'', an evening of one-a ...

'' *Nominated, "Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production" - ''Geoffrey Rowland'' *Nominated, " Outstanding Made for Television Movie" - ''

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...

, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron,

Cis Corman Cis Corman (May 12, 1926 – April 27, 2020), born Eleanor Tobe Cohen, was an American casting director and film producer. She worked closely with Barbra Streisand and Martin Scorsese during her long career. Early life Eleanor Tobe Cohen was ...

, Richard Heus'' GLAAD Media Awards (1996) * Won, "Outstanding TV Movie" Golden Globe Awards (1996) *Nominated, " Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" *Nominated, " Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television" - ''

'' *Nominated, " Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television" -

Peabody Awards (1996) * Won Screen Actors Guild Awards (1996) *Nominated, " Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries" - ''

'' Writers Guild of America Award (1996) *Nominated, "Original Long Form" - ''Alison Cross''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Serving In Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story 1995 television films 1995 films American LGBT-related television films Barwood Films films Films directed by Jeff Bleckner Lesbian-related films Lesbian-related television shows Biographical films about LGBT people NBC network original films Peabody Award-winning broadcasts 1990s American films