Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Brief Synopsis
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Television movie that follows different individuals who are affected by mysterious illnesses when they return home from the Persian Gulf. Jim Tuite, a former Presidential Secret Service agent working for Senator Donald Riegle, not only discovers that many veterans are affected by Gulf War Syndrome,
Cast & Crew
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William Colgate
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Shari Hollet
Booth Savage
Glyn Thomas
Sharon Bernbaum
Film Details
Also Known As
Dying For Our Country
Release Date
1998
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
3h 2m
Synopsis
Television movie that follows different individuals who are affected by mysterious illnesses when they return home from the Persian Gulf. Jim Tuite, a former Presidential Secret Service agent working for Senator Donald Riegle, not only discovers that many veterans are affected by Gulf War Syndrome, but believes that the government is trying to cover it up. Based on research and interviews with more than 100 veterans, relatives, members of the medical community, Pentagon officials and Washington insiders. Woven throughout the movie are interviews with veterans and their families.
Cast
William Colgate
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Shari Hollet
Booth Savage
Glyn Thomas
Sharon Bernbaum
John Robinson
Catherine Mcnally
Hardee Lineham
Gina Clayton
William Pappas
Kinnery Thompson
Nigel Bennett
Michael Dyson
Ken James
David Crean
Patrick Chilvers
Matthew H Bennett
Marg Helgenberger
Mung Ling Tsui
Cameron Graham
John Innes
John Boylan
Robert Bockstael
Martha Burns
Billy Parrott
Jean Daigle
Steven Weber
Kevin Hare
Gerard Parkes
John Nelles
Ted Danson
Liisa Repo-martell
Bruce Gray
Jonathan Higgins
Jonathan Kroeker
Brian Dennehy
J Patrick Mccormack
Tony Munch
Kim Roberts
Steve Mousseau
Richard Fitzpatrick
Allan Murley
Amy Carlson
Nicholas Campbell
Michael Rhoades
Karyn Dwyer
Hrant Alianak
Richard Chevolleau
Scott Gibson
Victoria Snow
Robert Dodds
Janet Kidder
John Dibben
Lynne Deragon
Jeff Clark
James Downing
Maria Louisa Figura
Ralph Small
Nigel Thatcher
Greg Ellwand
Robin Gammell
Susan Coyne
Jan Filips
Doug Lennox
Christopher David Johnson
Michelyn Emelle
Nick Rice
John Patrick
Lead Person
Lynne Cormack
Carolyn Dunn
Barry Flatman
Karl Pruner
Dan Lett
Amanda Farrace
Norma Dell'agnese
Robert Bidaman
D Garnet Harding
Keira Loughran
Christina Collins
Jane Luk
Richard Blackburn
Vince Corazza
Sabrina Grdevich
Carol Andreson
Kenneth Welsh
Andrew Miller
Jonathan Whittaker
Marcia Bennett
Tyrone Benskin
Matt Keeslar
Gloria Slade
Voice
Cynthia Dale
Crew
Andrew Adelson
Executive Producer
Elayne Alexander
Wardrobe Assistant
Tracey Alexander
Executive Producer
Troy Allen
Dialogue Editor
Melissa Anderson
Assistant
Nick Arndt
Grip
Mike Baber
Music Editor
Nicholas M Bacon
Dolly Grip
David Bailey
Post-Production Coordinator
Bev Ball
Assistant Costume Designer
Eric Banz
Assistant Director
Tony Barattini
Transportation Captain
Cynthia Barlow
Key Grip
Joe Barnett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Newton Bass
Location Manager
Darryl Beebe
On-Set Dresser
Gabrielle Bonsorte
Swing Gang
Laurence Bortnick
Assistant Camera Operator
Brian A Bowman
Advisor
Dave Boyd
Swing Gang
Curtiss Bradford
Gaffer
Mark Breakspear
Art Department
Garth Brunt
Lead Set Dresser
Patrick Burns
Assistant Director
Ruben D Calderon
Costumes
Virginia Campbell
Coordinator
Shane Cardwell
Stunt Coordinator
Dorian Cheah
Sound Effects Editor
David Chernow
Sound Mixer
Gavin Coford
Boom Operator
Jon Comerford
Casting
Benjamin Cook
Sound Effects Editor
Jocelyn Cornforth
Production Assistant
Danny Coscia
Dolly Grip
Mark Cowden
Best Boy
Derek Cunningham
Electrician
Karista Currie
Other
Marty Dejczak
Assistant Location Manager
Karen Demontbrun
Production Accountant
John Diaz
Property Master
Byrd Dickens
Electrician
Jed M Dodge
Dialogue Editor
Christian Drennan
Dolly Grip
Donna Dupere-taylor
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Jason A Edrada
Costumes
Paul Elliott
Director Of Photography
Lisle Engle
Sound Effects Editor
Mary Erstad
Foley Mixer
Melissa A. Feinberg
Props Assistant
Roger Finlay
Assistant Camera Operator
Richard Foreman
Photography
Tammy Fouts
Camera Assistant
David France
Consultant
Andrea Franks
Assistant Production Coordinator
Alan Freedman
Adr Mixer
Michael Gibson
Photography
Freddie Godden
Hair Stylist
Tim Good
Special Effects Coordinator
Andy Graham
Camera Operator
Kathleen Graham
Makeup
Sheena Graham
Production Coordinator
Anthony Grani
Production Assistant
David Grant
Dialogue Editor
Rebecca Gray
Accounting Assistant
Bruce Greene
Steadicam Operator
Guy Greville-morris
Production Designer
Carole Griffin
Wardrobe Supervisor
Alex Haapaniemi
Other
David Langley Hamilton
Music
Janet Muswell Hamilton
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sara Hammond
Foley Artist
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Michael Harris
Costume Designer
Gemo Hart
Transportation Coordinator
John Hartigan
Special Effects Coordinator
Staci Hayes
Assistant
Jeff Helgason
Scenic Artist
Tom Hidderley
Sound Mixer
Michelle Hoffman
Craft Service
Strat Houaus
Swing Gang
Dean Hovey
Music Editor
Dean Hovey
Sound Editor
Peter Hudecki
Storyboard Artist
Mark Hunter
Property Master
Scott Hunter
Music Coordinator
Craig Jackson
Assistant Location Manager
Robert C Jackson
Adr Supervisor
Antony Mazola Jose
Swing Gang
Craig Jurkiewicz
Foley Editor
Avram Kaplan
Location Manager
Mandy Ketcheson
Assistant Director
Ossama Khuluki
Foley Artist
Rich King
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Tim King
Post-Production Supervisor
Nick Kingston
Production Coordinator
Paul Klingberg
Music
Bev Kolbe
Assistant Location Manager
Edmond Kopp
Electrician
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Chris Lahoda
Swing Gang
Marty Lake
Other
Elis Lam
Set Designer
Roger Laprairie
Colorist
Traci Lashbrook
Camera Assistant
Sabrina Lee
Hair
Juliet Loveland
Makeup
Bruce Mailings
Lead Set Dresser
Diane Marshall
Foley Artist
Crispin May
Assistant Camera Operator
Jerome Mccann
Transportation Coordinator
Doug Mccullough
Set Decorator
Laurie Mirsky
Assistant Director
Peter Miskimmin
Property Master
Tim Mogg
Makeup Assistant
Sean Moriarity
Production Assistant
Leslie R Morris
Assistant Camera Operator
John M Morse
Assistant Director
Michael Mulane
Sound Effects Editor
Friday Myers
Lead Set Dresser
Christopher Nelson
Editor
Jenna Nelson
Assistant Editor
Eric Neville
Swing Gang
Cynthia Nicolella
Post-Production Coordinator
Lisa Niedenthal
Line Producer
Ciara O'sullivan
Production Assistant
Stanley Ottenstein
Stock Footage
Willard Overstreet
Foley Editor
Jae Pak
Art Assistant
Michael A Patillo
Boom Operator
Daniel Pershing
Dolly Grip
Gersha Phillips
Wardrobe Assistant
Susan Pilcher
Music Coordinator
Eric Potechin
Assistant Director
Spencer Proffer
Music Producer
Anna Rane
Script Supervisor
Yuri Reese
Dialogue Editor
Dusty Reeves
Art Department Coordinator
Anne Richardson
Location Manager
Dana Richie
Assistant
Regina Robb
Unit Production Manager
Vince Rodriguez
Key Grip
Derreck Roemer
Props Assistant
Erwin Roithmeier
Other
Cheryl Ross
Hair Assistant
Jennifer Sadeghi
Assistant
Ian Scheibel
Props Assistant
Lee Schmicker
Best Boy
Karen Sharp
Accounting Assistant
Michael R. Shocrylas
Art Director
William Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Soos
Camera Operator
Carol Spier
Production Designer
Paul St John
Costumes
Dean Steele
Swing Gang
Craig Stewart
Grip
Jules Stewart
Script Supervisor
Sheelagh Stewart
Production
John Szteinmiler
Generator Operator
Franco Tatta
Gaffer
Roland N Thai
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Thom
Carpenter
Chad Tomasoski
Post-Production Coordinator
Chris Toudy
Grip
Scott Tremblay
Electrician
Tom Turnbull
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Van Alstyne
Transportation Supervisor
Kelly Vandever
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dana Walden
Music
Dave Watt
Construction Coordinator
David Watts
Grip
Wayne Weiss
Stock Footage
Arthur Whitehead
Electrician
Starr Whiteside
Grip
Johnny Wickershan
Swing Gang
Grant Wilkins
Transportation Captain
John Sacret Young
Screenplay
John Sacret Young
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Dying For Our Country
Release Date
1998
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
3h 2m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 31, 1998
Previous title: "Dying For Our Country."
Telecast in two parts on the same date,
Began shooting late October 1997.
