The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

73 mins | Drama, War, TV Movie | Sept. 14, 1971

A Marine officer reported as killed in Vietnam, but who was actually a POW, returns home. Instead of being welcomed home, however, he discovers that his father has died, his wife has remarried, his daughter has been adopted, his business has been sold, and his life has completely changed.

The Forgotten Man

73 mins | Drama, War, TV Movie | Sept. 14, 1971

The Forgotten Man
A Marine officer reported as killed in Vietnam, but who was actually a POW, returns home. Instead of being welcomed home, however, he discovers that his father has died, his wife has remarried, his daughter has been adopted, his business has been sold, and his life has completely changed.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers ABC Circle Films
Original title The Forgotten Man
Directors Elaine Newman, Doris Grau, Walter Grauman, Mark Evans, Art Levinson
Writers Bernard Fein, Mark Rodgers

Cast

Dennis Weaver

as Lt. Joe Hardy

Lois Nettleton

as Anne Wilson

Anne Francis

as Marie Hardy Forrest

Andrew Duggan

as William Forrest

Percy Rodriguez

as Capt. Jackson

Pamelyn Ferdin

as Sharon Hardy

Robert Doyle

as Maj. Everett

James Hong

as Maj. Thon

Frank Maxwell

as Col. Thompson

Carl Reindel

as Lt. Diamonte

John S. Ragin

as Maj. Parkman

Vernon Weddle

as Surgeon

Duncan Inches

as Motel Owner

Ken Freehill

as Airport Man (uncredited)

Bob Harks

as Interne (uncredited)