Women of Valor is a 1986 CBS-TV

CBS

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 movie about World War II

World War II

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, directed

Film director

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 by Buzz Kulik. It premièred on November 23, 1986 and was released on DVD

DVD

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 on March 10, 1998.

Plot

A group of American Army nurses are captured by Japanese people in April 1942. They are put in a prisoner-of-war camp

Prisoner-of-war camp

A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of combatants captured by their enemy in time of war, and is similar to an internment camp which is used for civilian populations. A prisoner of war is generally a soldier, sailor, or airman who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or...

 in Bataan

Bataan

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, where they spend three years of their lives. The story focuses on Lt. Margaret Ann "Maggie" Jessup, the head army nurse who survived the camp and testifies against the Japanese in front of the United States Congressional subcommittee

United States Congressional subcommittee

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 years later as a colonel.

Cast

• Susan Sarandon
  Susan Sarandon
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   - 1LT/LTC
  Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
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   Margaret Ann Jessup
• Kristy McNichol
  Kristy McNichol
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   - T.J. Nolan
• Alberta Watson
  Alberta Watson
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   - 2LT
  Second Lieutenant
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   Helen Prescott
• Valerie Mahaffey - 2LT Katherine R. Grace
• Suzanne Lederer - 2LT Gail Polson
• Patrick Bishop - Captain
  Army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II
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   Matome Nakayama
• Terry O'Quinn
  Terry O'Quinn
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   - MAJ
  Major (United States)
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   Tom Patterson
• Neva Patterson
  Neva Patterson
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   - Lady Judith Eason
• Jay Acovone
  Jay Acovone
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   - CPT Rader

Criticism

The film was generally negatively received. One of the main critics was that the film wasn't realistic. The cast was also criticized for retaining their looks, while trying to survive in poor conditions. The New York Times

The New York Times

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also stated the film should have given more attention to the persons rather than the situations.