To Heal a Nation
1988 film by William A. Graham
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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 Michael Pressman.
Based on
To Heal a Nation: The Story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Screenplay byLionel Chetwynd
Directed byMichael Pressman
StarringEric Roberts
| To Heal a Nation | |
|---|---|
| Based on | To Heal a Nation: The Story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by |
| Screenplay by | Lionel Chetwynd |
| Directed by | Michael Pressman |
| Starring | Eric Roberts |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lionel Chetwynd Frank von Zerneck Stu Samuels |
| Production companies | Lionel Chetwynd Productions Orion Television Von Zerneck-Samuels Productions[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 29, 1988[1] |
The film was made available on video on January 6, 1993.
Premise
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
- 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
