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1986
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When a senior's insignia is found near a drowned plebe at Grant Military Academy, the headmaster tries covering up potential murder. A cadet, accused through the dead boy's letters, works wi... Read allWhen a senior's insignia is found near a drowned plebe at Grant Military Academy, the headmaster tries covering up potential murder. A cadet, accused through the dead boy's letters, works with the victim's sister to find the real killer.When a senior's insignia is found near a drowned plebe at Grant Military Academy, the headmaster tries covering up potential murder. A cadet, accused through the dead boy's letters, works with the victim's sister to find the real killer.

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 3 nominations total

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Eddie Albert

Judge Hand

Alec Baldwin

Rysam 'Ry' Slaight

Lloyd Bridges

Gen. Axel Rylander

Patrick Cassidy

David Hand

Susan Hess

Elizabeth Hand

Hal Holbrook

Gen. Charles Hedges

Alexis Smith

Mrs. Iris Rylander

Lane Smith

Col. King

James Sikking

Maj. Clifford Bassett

Albert Salmi

Sgt. Oliphant

Ron Rifkin

Maj. Consor

Timothy Van Patten

Lugar

Cameron Dye

Buck

Peter Nelson

Barnes

Louise Latham

Mrs. Loerna Tutwiler

Jason Beghe

Hank Beaumont

Gary Kasper

Cullinan

Joseph Kell

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Trivia
Originally the story takes place at West Point Army Military Academy but the Army refused to allow the movie to be filmed at West Point or use the name because of story content of a gay cadet or the murder of one.

Goofs
During the search for Cadet Hand's body, the helicopter pilot spots the body in the river. Hand's head is above water, over a log, and his neck is arched, with his head looking forward. When the divers get to the body, Hand's head is face down in the water.

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Featured in The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)

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7/10

For 1986 this was daring

A new student named David Hand (Patrick Cassidy) is found murdered at the Grant Military Academy. They discover that he had sex with another man before he died. It also turns out he was in love with Rysam Slaight (Alec Baldwin) who is straight...and innocent. But the academy is trying to charge him. Then Hands' sister comes to investigate...

It may seem very tame today, but on TV in the late 1980s, gay characters didn't exist. The only reason this made it on was probably that the gay men in this are "punished" (like Hand) or hate themselves for what they did. Still, for TV, they're portrayed pretty sensitively. But the subject is tiptoed around. People talk and talk and TALK about it till you're ready to scream. Also this movie runs OVER 3 hours! There's no need for it to go that long.

Still it is well written with good performances--especially By Baldwin who was still unknown at this point. So it's kind of worth watching...but have your finger on the fast forward button through some of the endless talking. I give it a 7.