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The Lady from Yesterday

The Lady from Yesterday

For a Houston family man, Vietnam is more than a memory

Genres

DramaTV Movie

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A man with a wife, two daughters, and a flourishing career is visited by a woman whom he had an affair with when he was in Vietnam.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

14 May 1985

Country

United States of America

Cast

Wayne Rogers

Wayne Rogers

Craig Weston

Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Janet Weston

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Jim Bartlett

Barrie Youngfellow

Barrie Youngfellow

Rita Bartlett

Blue Deckert

Blue Deckert

Sam Horton

Bryan Price

Bryan Price

Quan

Tina Chen

Tina Chen

Lien

Ruth Kobart

Ruth Kobart

Ida

Paul Menzel

Paul Menzel

Howard Ames

Nicole Benton

Nicole Benton

Kimberly Weston

KaRan Neff Reed

KaRan Neff Reed

Abby Weston

Beulah Quo

Beulah Quo

Mai Ling Luong

James Crittenden

James Crittenden

Steve Addison

H.F. Stone

H.F. Stone

Nurse

Maggie Egan

Maggie Egan

Kay

Rick Stokes

Rick Stokes

Doctor

Kate Porter

Kate Porter

Ticket Clerk

Ken Lewis

Ken Lewis

Boarding Clerk

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