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China Beach / Premiere Episode | 
| Director: Rod Holcomb
Actors: Dana Delany, Nan Woods, Michael Boatman, Marg Helgenberger, Robert Picardo
Studio: TV series
Category: Video
List Price: $19.98
Buy Used: $17.99
You Save: $1.99 (10%)
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 12652
Format: Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 630176627X
UPC: 085391197133
EAN: 9786301766272
ASIN: 630176627X
Theatrical Release Date: April 26, 1988
Release Date: July 31, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: The box/artwork is cut , comes in plastic case box. Both tape and case are in good condition, some wear on corners of cardboard sleeve . Don?t miss your chance to own this great film. Your satisfaction on this tape or your money back guaranteed.
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Description
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 30 more reviews...
 Loved It! April 12, 2008
S. Ellis (Durham, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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!
jayc September 29, 2007
jayc (Massachusetts)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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....
China Beach September 13, 2007
Tammy Mcbride (Whitesburg,TN. USA)
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.
DVD's wanted!! June 13, 2007
ND mom
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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?!!
These women were important and deserve to have their voices heard. June 9, 2006
Abbey (Austin, TX USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
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; it showed what happened to non-combatants both in country and back in the world after their tours. Women are often forgotten, but China BEach made that impossible. Go to the Women's monument at the Wall in DC and try not to superimpose the face of Dana Delaney onto any of those nurses.
I'm not going to preach, but this show needs to be on DVD. Right now. Honor the vets with their story told from every point of view. I can buy every episode of "Masters of the Universe" but not China Beach? This show won four Emmys and was nominated for many more. The show is marketable: Tour of Duty sells like hotcakes, as does Platoon and other Vietnam movies, Marg Helgenberger is hotter than hot with CSI, and the production team is well-known for making quality programming. Please please please release this on DVD. It is a travesty that it is unavailable.
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