- Country: USA
- Genres: Biography, Drama, War
- Release: 1980-09-24
- Director: Richard T. Heffron
- Writers: John Sacret Young (teleplay) , Phil Caputo (book)
- Language: English
- Stars: Brad Davis (I) (1949–1991) , Keith Carradine , Michael O’Keefe , Richard Bradford , Brian Dennehy , John Friedrich , Perry Lang , Christopher Mitchum , Dan Shor , Lane Smith
- Runtime: 114 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 nomination total
- AKA: A Rumor of War (United States of America) , 知られざる戦場/フィリップ・カプートの青春 (Japan) , ロックパイル・ベトナム (Japan) , Zadah rata , Pogłoska o wojnie (Poland) , Bagliori di guerra (Italy) , Emboscada Fatal (Brazil) , Vietnã: Emboscada Fatal (Brazil) , Kapote sto Vietnam (Greece) , Rumeurs de guerre (France, French Republic) , Elddopet (Sweden) , Rumores de guerra (Spain) , A Rumor of War , Rumor de Guerra (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Cehennem Günü (Turkey) , Stoßtrupp durch die grüne Hölle , Tulikaste (Finland) , Ilddåpen (Norway)
- Plot: The memories of a US Marine lieutenant in Vietnam who slowly gets disillusioned as the war progresses.
- IMDB:tt0081443
A Rumor of War Cast · · · ALL
Brad Davis
(I)
(1949–1991)
Philip "Phil" Caputo
Keith Carradine
Lt. Murph McCoy
Michael O’Keefe
Lt. Walter Cohen
Richard Bradford
Gen. Merle Rupert
Brian Dennehy
Sgt. Ned Coleman
John Friedrich
Cpl. Pascarella
Perry Lang
Woodward
Christopher Mitchum
Capt. Peterson
Steve Forrest
(I)
(1925–2013)
Col. Atherton
Stacy Keach
Maj. Ball
Dan Shor
Manhole
Lane Smith
Sgt. Willliam Holgren
Nicholas Woodeson
Cpl. Kazmarak
Gail Youngs
Carol
Phillip R. Allen
Col. Perry
Michael Cavanaugh
Capt. Lake
David Elliott
Sullivan
Laurence Fishburne
Lightbulb
Redmond Gleeson
Sgt. Furth
Edward Grover
Coker
Gavan O’Herlihy
Stanton
Christopher Allport
Van Cott
Jeff Daniels
(I)
Chaplain
John Herzfeld
The Drill Instructor
Stephen Keep Mills
The Angry Major