In Love and War

In Love and War (1987) is a Vietnam war-based thriller/drama television film starring James Woods and Jane Alexander. It was directed by Paul Aaron. The film is based on the true story of James Stockdale and Sybil Stockdale. James Stockdale, a highest-ranking naval officer, was held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, whilst Sybil Stockdale became a co-founder, and then later served as the national coordinator of the National League of Families, a nonprofit organization that worked on behalf of American Vietnam-era Missing in Action and Prisoner of War Families. The film's screenplay was written by Carol Schreder, who was also one of the film's producers. The screenplay was based on the book In Love and War: The Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam Years, which was written by James and Sybil Stockdale themselves. The film's production companies were Carol Schneider Productions and Tisch/Avnet Productions Inc. Plot In Love and War is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's eight year imprisonment in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war. During his confinement in sub-human living conditions within such camps as the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", Stockdale, amongst other American prisoners, led a resistance group against the North Vietnamese, facing torture, isolation, and starvation in attempts to break their wills. Meanwhile, back in America, Stockdale's wife, Sybil, begins working with other POW wives to try to get information on their husbands and to inform the world on their treatment. Cast James Woods as James Stockdale Jane Alexander as Sybil Stockdale Concetta Tomei as Doyen Salsig Richard McKenzie as Boroughs James Pax as Rabbit Haing S. Ngor as Major Bui Jon Cedar as Bud Salsig Sally Klein as Allison Decker Stephen Dorff as Stan Stockdale (age 9) Lillian Lehman as News Anchorwoman Lou Fant as Sidney Bailey Leo Geter as Mike Haggerty Raymond Ma as Pig Eye Steven Vincent Leigh as Big Ugh James Lashly as Chaplain George Milan - Averell Harriman Christopher Michael Moore - Intelligence Brad Finefrock - Sid Stockdale (age 10) Christian Hoff - Sid Stockdale (age 18) Jamie McEnnan - Stan Stockdale (age 6) Christian Jacobs - Jimmy Stockdale (age 14) Matt Graber - Taylor Stockdale (age 10) John Posey - Pasquarelli