To Heal a Nation
To Heal a Nation is a 1988 drama television film that tells the true story of Jan Scruggs (played by Eric Roberts), a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. The film was directed by William A. Graham.
The film was made available on video on January 6, 1993.
Premise
[edit]In 1979, Scruggs is working for the U.S. Department of Labor. He becomes obsessed with the dream of erecting a monument to the people who died in Vietnam.
Cast
[edit]- Eric Roberts as Jan Scruggs
- Glynnis O'Connor as Becky Scruggs
- Marshall Colt as Jack Wheeler
- Scott Paulin as Bob Doubek
- Lee Purcell as Sandle
- Brock Peters as Paul Turner
- Gloria Carlin as Monica
- Jordan Charney as Spreiregen
- Tamlyn Tomita as Maya Ying Lin
- Laurence Luckinbill as Senator Bob Mathias
- Linden Chiles as Senator John Warner
- James F. Kelly as Webb
- Tom Everett as Thompson
- Alley Mills as Sue, Stone Worker
- Conrad Bachmann as H. Ross Perot
- David Wells as James Watt
- Stuart Nisbet as Phil Burton
- Laura Owens as Elisa Wheeler
- Alan Hunter as D.J.
- Ron Roy as J. Carter Brown
- J.C. Wells as General Price
- Robert Patten as Colonel
- Ed Williams as Chaplin
- Naomi Stevens as Sam's Mother At Wall
- Theresa Karanik as Nurse
- Eloy Casados
- Gary Hershberger
- John Lafayette
External links
[edit]- To Heal a Nation at IMDb
- To Heal a Nation at Rotten Tomatoes
- https://www.nytimes.com/films/film/78927/To-Heal-a-Nation/overview
- 1988 Trailer on YouTube
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