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A Far Away Place So Near

A Far Away Place So Near

1970TV EpisodeTV-PG
ActionCrimeDrama
7.9
IMDB Rating
45 votes

Linc comes to the airport to meet a friend who is returning from Vietnam, only to learn that he was killed by a sniper on the day he was supposed to go home. Suspicious of the story of how his friend died, he wonders if any of the...

Director
Terry Becker
Writers
N/A
Stars
Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton
Release Date
November 17, 1970
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Michael Cole
Michael Cole
as Pete Cochran
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Williams III
as Linc Hayes
Peggy Lipton
Peggy Lipton
as Julie Barnes
Tige Andrews
Tige Andrews
as Capt. Adam Greer
Ben Murphy
Ben Murphy
as Bob
Michael Margotta
Michael Margotta
as Fred Dawson
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Lillian Hayman
as Mrs. Rivers
Bo Hopkins
Bo Hopkins
as Arnie
Tom Nardini
Tom Nardini
as Mike Sierra
Pilar Seurat
Pilar Seurat
as Tuyet Dawson

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Thomas/Spelling Productions

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ActionCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Another Vietnam Episode
by kgraovac2023-12-03
8/10

"When one of Linc's buddies fails to deboard a plane arriving from Vietnam, the Squad spreads out and start investigating the small, tight-knit group of soldiers the missing man was in with. This is another of the many episodes to deal with the after-effects of the Vietnam war and is a decent watch. Ben Murphy plays the slick leader; a young Bo Hopkins is the skirt-chasing shutterbug (Julie plays the 'dumb-bunny' to reel him in). The MVP here is Mike Margotta as the troubled, drug-addicted Fred. He also appeared as Hilary Thompson's hippie boyfriend in one of my favorite I ..."

📖 Synopsis

Linc comes to the airport to meet a friend who is returning from Vietnam, only to learn that he was killed by a sniper on the day he was supposed to go home. Suspicious of the story of how his friend died, he wonders if any of the...