The Last Full Measure
The ultimate sacrifice deserves the highest honor.
2020 · 1h 56m · R Action, Drama, War
Overview
The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men. Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a Congressional Medal of Honor request for Pitsenbarger and uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the decades-long denial of the medal, prompting Huffman to put his own career on the line to seek justice for the fallen airman.
Director and cast
- Sebastian Stan as Scott Huffman
- Christopher Plummer as Frank Pitsenbarger
- William Hurt as Tulley
- Ed Harris as Ray Mott
- Zach Roerig as Young Ray Mott
- Samuel L. Jackson as Takoda
- Jeremy Irvine as William Pitsenbarger
- Peter Fonda as Jimmy Burr
- Bradley Whitford as Carlton Stanton
- Alison Sudol as Tara Huffman
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