Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | |
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Genre | Biography Drama |
Written by | Alison Cross |
Directed by | Jeff Bleckner |
Starring | Glenn Close Judy Davis Jan Rubeš Wendy Makkena Susan Barnes |
Theme music composer | David Shire |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Glenn Close Cis Corman Neil Meron Barbra Streisand Craig Zadan |
Producer | Richard Heus |
Production location | Vancouver |
Cinematography | Glen MacPherson |
Editor | Geoffrey Rowland |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Production companies | Barwood Films Storyline Productions Trillium Productions TriStar Television |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | February 6, 1995 |
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story is a 1995 American television film that aired on NBC on February 6, 1995 and stars Glenn Close and Judy Davis.
The film recounts the events in the life of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer which led to her retirement [1] from the Washington National Guard under the U.S. military's gay exclusion policy. [2] [3]
Actor | Role |
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Glenn Close | Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer |
Judy Davis | Diane Divelbess |
Jan Rubeš | Far |
Wendy Makkena | Mary Newcombe |
Susan Barnes | Capt. Kern |
Eric Dane | Matt |
Ryan Reynolds | Andy |
Molly Parker | Lynette |
Jim Byrnes | Vet |
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