A Case of Honor

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A Case of Honor
Directed by Eddie Romero
Written by
  • John Trayne
  • William Hellinger
Produced by
Starring
  • Timothy Bottoms
  • John Phillip Law
CinematographyJose Batac Jr.
Edited byToto Natividad
Music byWilliam Motzing
Production
companies
  • Eastern Film Management Corporation
  • International Film Management
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageEnglish

A Case of Honor is a 1989 Australian/Philippine international co-production film directed by Eddie Romero.

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Plot

1983: A group of American prisoners of war still held captive in Vietnam are informed they are to be taken to the Soviet Union for unknown reasons. Perplexed and despondent, the group places their fate into the hands of Sgt Case, a devout Christian regarded by both his peers and the Vietnamese as a lunatic. Case leads his friends into a Divine inspired escape with several surprises in store.

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