The Other Angels profiles courageous American civilian nurses who volunteered in 1967 for duty in primitive, understaffed, and poorly-supplied Vietnamese hospitals caring for wounded ... See full summary
The Other Angels (1995) Online
- Original Title :
- The Other Angels
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary
- Year :
- 1995
- Directror :
- Patricia L. Walsh
- Cast :
- Chuck Barnes,Diane Carlson-Evans,William J. Crowe Jr.
- Writer :
- Patricia L. Walsh
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 6.6/10
The Other Angels profiles courageous American civilian nurses who volunteered in 1967 for duty in primitive, understaffed, and poorly-supplied Vietnamese hospitals caring for wounded civilians caught in the crossfire of war. It is a story of love, loss and a graphic example of how PTSD followed so many home from Vietnam. Also, this film shows the November 1993 parade and dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Chuck Barnes | - | Himself - Canadian orthopedic surgeon (archive footage) |
| Diane Carlson-Evans | - | Herself - American nurse |
| William J. Crowe Jr. | - | Himself - U.S. Navy Admiral, Ret. |
| Glenna Goodacre | - | Herself - Monument sculptor |
| Jim Gordon | - | Himself - Hospital trauma doctor |
| Brian Hebert | - | Himself - Hospital trauma doctor |
| Annie Kriege McClain | - | Herself - Civilian Nurse |
 | Robert McNamara | - | Himself - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) |
| Pete Montgomery | - | Himself - U.S. Military doctor (archive footage) |
| Marion Mullen | - | Herself - Head Civilian Nurse |
| Alan Pribble | - | Himself - Hospital doctor (archive footage) |
| Elmer Smith | - | Himself - Hospital Chief of Staff |
| Connie Stephan Soost | - | Herself - Civilian Nurse |
| Judy Pheil Troy | - | Herself - Civilian Nurse |
| Patricia L. Walsh | - | Herself - Civilian Nurse |
AWARDS: (1) People's Choice Award, 1995 18th Denver Film Festival. (2) Grand Award and Gracie Allen Award, American Women in Radio and Television, 1997 22nd Annual Gracie Awards held in New York City. (3) Booklist Editors Choice, American Library Association, December 1996.
Producer Patricia Walsh has published two books about her one-year experience in Vietnam as a civilian nurse: (1) River City: A Nurse's Year in Vietnam, 2009, ISBN 9780982298909. (2) CEMETERY PICNICS, 2012, ASIN B00A318AQW. This book focuses on PTSD, or post-traumatic stress syndrome.