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Pilot

Pilot

1988TV Episode⏱️ 1h 36mTV-PG
DramaHistoryWar
8.5
IMDB Rating
562 votes

In 1967, the people of the 510th Evac Hospital at China Beach Vietnam include the cool but compassionate Army nurse Colleen McMurphy, the naive Red Cross newcomer Cherry White, the singer Laurette Barber and the cynical civilian w...

Director
Rod Holcomb
Writers
N/A
Stars
Dana Delany, Nan Woods, Michael Boatman
Release Date
April 26, 1988
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Dana Delany
Dana Delany
as Colleen McMurphy
Nan Woods
Nan Woods
as Cherry White
Michael Boatman
Michael Boatman
as Pvt. Samuel Beckett
Marg Helgenberger
Marg Helgenberger
as K.C. Kolowski
Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo
as Dr. Dick Richard
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
as Capt. Natch Austen
Concetta Tomei
Concetta Tomei
as Maj. Lila Garreau
Brian Wimmer
Brian Wimmer
as Cpl. Boonie Lanier
Chloe Webb
Chloe Webb
as Laurette Barber
James Cromwell
James Cromwell
as Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Production
Warner Bros. Television

🏷️ Keywords

beachred crossarmyvietnamarmy hospital

🎯 Categories

DramaHistoryWar

⭐ Featured Review

Amazing TV--China Beach
by hmlnkfam2005-11-10

"China Beach was one of those rare television series that brilliantly carried the viewer on a wave of emotions from start to finish. My husband is a Viet Nam war vet and because of this television program I understood him much better and why he did and said some of the things he did when he came home. The series was unique in that it told about the war, not from the soldiers point of view, but from the nurses. Though there are male characters that are integral to the series, it is the relationship between the nurses, the "doughnut dollies", and the resident "I'll do anythin..."

💡 Did You Know?

The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Costuming for a Series.

📖 Synopsis

In 1967, the people of the 510th Evac Hospital at China Beach Vietnam include the cool but compassionate Army nurse Colleen McMurphy, the naive Red Cross newcomer Cherry White, the singer Laurette Barber and the cynical civilian w...