CBS Playhouse The Final War of Olly Winter (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 90 min | Drama

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CBS Playhouse

The Final War of Olly Winter (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 90 min | Drama

A television movie set in the Vietnamese jungle in 1963, black master sergeant Olly Winter is a career soldier sent to Vietnam as an advisor to fight one last war against the communists. Flashbacks reveal Winter's harsh childhood including...See moreA television movie set in the Vietnamese jungle in 1963, black master sergeant Olly Winter is a career soldier sent to Vietnam as an advisor to fight one last war against the communists. Flashbacks reveal Winter's harsh childhood including the suicide of his mother. This helps him sympathize with the poor villagers he is trying to protect. Accompanied by a Vietnamese young girl, a dog, and an orphaned baby found near the bodies of its slain parents, Sergeant Winter is pursued and finally killed by the Viet Cong. One of the first TV programs to focus on the Vietnam War and the social injustice at home. Written by JLopez See less

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Adiarte Vietcong Guerrilla Vietcong Guerrilla See fewer	The King and I (1956)
Murray Alper Landlord Landlord See fewer	Saboteur (1942)
Sara Berner Shuffler Woman Shuffler Woman See fewer	Rear Window (1954)
Jane Betts Fat Woman Fat Woman See fewer	I Spy (1965)
Tanya Bird Olly's Sister Olly's Sister See fewer	Paradise Road (1997)
Tina Chen Vietnamese Girl Vietnamese Girl See fewer	Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Dort Clark Gatekeeper Gatekeeper See fewer	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Rupert Crosse Funeral Director Funeral Director See fewer	Shadows (1958)
June Dayton Mrs.Keating Mrs.Keating See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Ivan Dixon Olly Winter Olly Winter See fewer	A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Vince Eder Guerrilla in Jungle Guerrilla in Jungle See fewer	I Spy (1965)
Harold Fong Village Elder 1 Village Elder 1 See fewer	The Steel Helmet (1951)
James Hong Vietnamese Lieutenant Vietnamese Lieutenant See fewer	Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Dennis Iwamoto Vietnamese Soldier 1 Vietnamese Soldier 1 See fewer	The F.B.I. (1965)
Kitty Kelly Hospital Official Hospital Official See fewer	Beginner's Luck (1935)
Hans William Lee Vietnamese Soldier 2 Vietnamese Soldier 2 See fewer	Kill a Dragon (1967)
Douglas Leonard Young Olly Young Olly See fewer	Lies (1983)
Paulene Myers Olly's Mother Olly's Mother See fewer	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Alice Nishimura Girl Guerrilla Girl Guerrilla See fewer	CBS Playhouse (1967)
Maidie Norman Mrs.Pierce Mrs.Pierce See fewer	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Soon-Tek Oh Vietcong Officer Vietcong Officer See fewer	Mulan (1998)
Bob Okazaki Village Elder 2 Village Elder 2 See fewer	Blade Runner (1982)
Gil Peterson American Pilot American Pilot See fewer	The Cool Ones (1967)
Davis Roberts Preacher Preacher See fewer	Westworld (1973)
Connie Sawyer Smoker Woman Smoker Woman See fewer	Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Thich Thien-An Village Elder (as Dr. Thich Thien-an) Village Elder (as Dr. Thich Thien-an) See fewer	CBS Playhouse (1967)
Kam Tong Chief Elder Chief Elder See fewer	Flower Drum Song (1961)
Richard Williams Beautician Beautician See fewer	Father Frost (1996)