John Lithgow
Maj. Kendall Laird
1986•1h 40m•Released•EN
Resting Place
“Military honors knows no color”
Overview
A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the body of Lieutenant Dwyte Johnson, a Vietnam war hero. It's Laird's job to help Johnson's parents bury their son. But since the dead hero was black, his parents are turned away by the white racists who maintain the town's "all-white" cemetery.
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The Swinging Light
Movie Details
Release Date
April 27, 1986
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.3 / 10
Votes
18
Budget
Not available
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
3.1
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