To Heal a Nation
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michael Pressman
Eric Roberts
Glynnis O'connor
Marshall Colt
Scott Paulin
Laurence Luckinbill
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A true story of Jan Scruggs, a Vietnam veteran who overcame government and individual opposition in a three-year struggle to persuade the government to build the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Presented as a segment of "G.E. Theater."
Director
Michael Pressman
Cast
Eric Roberts
Glynnis O'connor
Marshall Colt
Scott Paulin
Laurence Luckinbill
Linden Chiles
Gloria Carlin
Conrad Bachmann
James F Kelly
Lee Purcell
Brock Peters
David Wells
Jordan Charney
Tamlyn Tomita
Eloy Phil Casados
Tom Everett
Gary Hershberger
Alley Mills
John Lafayette
Stuart Nisbet
Laura Owens
Alan Hunter
Ron Ray
J C Wells
Alan Toy
Richard Chaves
Lyle Kessler
P W Williams
John Difusco
Sam Chew Jr.
Mort Sertner
Ron Prince
Dale Swann
Robert Patten
Ed Williams
Travis Swords
Lisa Roberts
Naomi Steves
Beth Ann Miller
Olivia Burnette
Theresa Karanik
David Hess
D. David Morin
Matt Coltrin
Pattie Pierce
Patrick Rogers
Richard Foster
Bill Grimmett
Lisa Roberts
Crew
Roy Alan Amaral
Lionel Chetwynd
Lionel Chetwynd
Gordon L Freedman
Cleve Landsberg
Denis Lewiston
Denis Lewiston
Bruce Miller
Bruce Miller
Millie Moore
Gregory Prange
Laurence Rosenthal
Stu Samuels
Ian Sander
Jan C Scruggs
Robert M. Sertner
Davida W Simon
Joel L Swerdlow
Frank Von Zerneck
Robert Wald
Susan Weber-gold
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of two George Washington Honor Medals in the 1989 Freedoms Foundation Awards competition. NBC's Media Relations department won in the Public Communications category for its publicity campaign for the drama. Lionel Chetwynd, the writer of the teleplay, was also a winner in the Public Communications category.
Aired in United States May 29, 1988
Released in United States on Video January 6, 1993
Oscar nominee Eric Roberts ("Runaway Train") makes his TV-movie acting debut in the lead role of Jan Scruggs.
The telefilm was originally scheduled to air on May 22, 1988, but was rescheduled to coincide with Memorial Day weekend.
This is the first "G.E. Theater" presentation to air since January 26, 1983. The original "G.E. Theater" anthology series aired from 1953-1962 with Ronald Reagan hosting from 1954-1962.
Marshall Colt is the only cast member to have served in the Vietnam War.
