---
title: 'Uncommon Valor (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ted Kotcheff'
released: '1983-12-16'
runtime_minutes: 104
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/uncommon-valor-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086508/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Uncommon Valor (1983)

1983 · R · 104 min · Drama, Action, War · United States


## Synopsis

Uncommon Valor is a 1983 American action war film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Reb Brown, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Robert Stack, Patrick Swayze, Harold Sylvester and Tim Thomerson. Hackman plays a former U.S. Marine colonel, who puts together a rag-tag team to rescue his son, who he believes is among those still held in Laos after the Vietnam War. The film was released on December 16, 1983, and received mixed reviews from critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ted Kotcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-kotcheff)
- **Producer:** [Ted Kotcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-kotcheff), [John Milius](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-milius), [Wings Hauser](https://cinepixo.com/people/wings-hauser)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Tolkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-tolkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eric Clapton](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-clapton), [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen H. Burum](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-h-burum)

## Cast

- [Jane Kaczmarek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-kaczmarek)
- [Gene Hackman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-hackman)
- [Barret Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/barret-oliver)
- [Jan Tříska](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-triska)
- [Reb Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/reb-brown)
- [Harold Sylvester](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-sylvester)
- [Brett Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/brett-johnson)
- [Gloria Stroock](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-stroock)
- [Tad Horino](https://cinepixo.com/people/tad-horino)
- [Randall Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/randall-cobb)
- [Fred Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-ward)
- [Michael Dudikoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-dudikoff)
- [Tim Thomerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-thomerson)
- [Robert Stack](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stack)
- [Patrick Swayze](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-swayze)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/uncommon-valor-1983
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