Word of Honor
Prompted by a just-published book that holds ex-lieutenant Ben Tyson accountable for a hushed-up massacre committed by his platoon in a Hue hospital 18 years before, the army recalls Tyson to stand trial for murder. Tyson, confronted by an army authority anxious to save its own face, an embarrassed federal government, and a threatened marriage, and entangled, furthermore, in his own past lives and present sense of guilt, must call on all his cleverness and his own inner toughness to fight his case.
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Word of Honor
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 6, 2003
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
User Score
70%
Original Title
Word of Honor
Production Companies
Voice Pictures, Jaffe/Braunstein Films, The Greif Company, Robbins Entertainment, Thinkfactory Media
Director
Robert Markowitz
Description
Prompted by a just-published book that holds ex-lieutenant Ben Tyson accountable for a hushed-up massacre committed by his platoon in a Hue hospital 18 years before, the army recalls Tyson to stand trial for murder. Tyson, confronted by an army authority anxious to save its own face, an embarrassed federal government, and a threatened marriage, and entangled, furthermore, in his own past lives and present sense of guilt, must call on all his cleverness and his own inner toughness to fight his case.
