Purple Hearts

1984 • 115 minutes

About this movie

In the carnage and cruelty of Vietnam, Navy surgeon Don Jardian learned he had to move fast to deal with black marketeers who control vital supplies -- and even faster to stitch together a shrapnel-riddled combatant. But he couldn't foresee the emotional crossfire he and nurse Deborah Solomon experience as their romance -- and the war's dangers -- heighten. Ken Wahl (Wiseguy) and Cheryl Ladd (Charlie's Angels) star in director Sidney J. Furie's vivid and moving Purple Hearts, a Vietnam War drama of love and courage showcasing fine performances and authentic Philippines-filmed recreations of the hell-on-earth that was Vietnam. In love and war, their story makes for an exciting powerful film about a conflict in which there were no easy answers.

Ratings and reviews

The movie honors my dad who went to Vietnam, with his Marine Corps unit 1/8 , and he never came home. Semper fi Dad, I miss you so much.

Loved the movie. Checked Netflix's 80s movies...not listed women would love it great romance for feb.14 Valentine's day, pulls at your heart strings

I saw this movie years ago and it changed my life, it was so real and I cried forever after watching it, and now at least 10 + years later I was reminded of it when I saw Cheryl Ladd. One of the most powerful movies ever made.