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China Beach / Premiere Episode
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301766272
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 630176627X
Label: TV series
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: TV series
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: TV series
Release Date: July 31, 1998
Running Time: 97 minutes
Studio: TV series
Theatrical Release Date: April 26, 1988
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Editorial Review:
This is the pilot episode for the popular TV series that made Dana Delany a star. Set at the 510th EVAC Hospital at China Beach, Vietnam, the movie presents the stories of the doctors, nurses, soldiers and USO entertainers who populated the base. Each character struggles to find their own way to deal with their personal problems and the war surrounding them.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Loved It!
Why isn't this series on DVD? Watched this quality drama as a Brit. studying abroad and it made me research Vietnam for my doctorate!
Rating: - jayc
This was indeed one of the BEST programs ever and I too would buy every season if it were to come out on DVD! What is the hold up here? It seems you can get the DVD for programs that are still available in reruns but this high quality show sits collecting dust somewhere? Just don't get it....
Rating: - China Beach
I had forgotten how much I loved the series, until I watched this pilot episode.Now I'm going to have to order the complete series to be able to watch all the scenes that are slowly coming back to me.
Rating: - DVD's wanted!!
This is my all time favorite show and I want to buy all of the episodes! I wish it would be released. I have been waiting for years. I can't wait! What is the hold up?!!
Rating: - These women were important and deserve to have their voices heard.
I have never seen a show like this, and know that I never will. In times of war, women are often forgotten; the invisible support pushed out of the limelight by the action-packed experience of combat soldiers. China Beach tried to change that. It portrayed women in various different capacities during the Vietnam war. Nurses, prostitutes, Red Cross workers, enlisted women, officers, reporters, performers... China Beach gave them faces, histories, futures, pain, and joy. The show had an arc; ... Read More
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