First showing on network television for the drama, starring James Caan, James Earl Jones

1968: while the war rages in Vietnam, Sergeant Clell Hazard, a decorated veteran, is assigned to Fort Myer, Virginia, where his unit conducts military burials at Arlington National Cemetery. As he and other old soldiers work out their frustrations in debates over the war, they are sent more and more flag-draped coffins. This elegant and subtle film from Francis Coppola, director of Apocalypse Now, continues his observations on the war that tore America apart. James Caan was seen recently in the film Misery.
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)
Films: pages 41-48