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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

 
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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

  • Director: Jeff Bleckner
  • AMG Rating: starstarstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Docudrama, Gay & Lesbian Films
  • Themes: Social Injustice, Military Life
  • Main Cast: Glenn Close, Judy Davis, Jan Rubes, Wendy Makkena, Susan Barnes
  • Release Year: 1995
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 91 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: NR

Plot

Glenn Close won the "Outstanding Lead Actress" Emmy for her performance in this made-for-television drama about the rights of homosexuals in the military. Close stars as Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer, an Army medical officer with an eye on a promotion who is suddenly tossed into discharge proceedings after admitting to being homosexual. The film shows how she fought the system with the help her family and the support of gay rights activists. Judy Davis stars as her lover and also won the Emmy for "Outstanding Supporting Actress." Barbra Streisand was among the executive producers and the film was nominated for several Emmy and Golden Globe awards. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide

Cast

William Converse-Roberts; Gillian Barber - Colonel Koufalis; Lillian Carlson - Woman in Parking Lot; Gary Chalk - Lt. Col. Douglas Hart; Colleen Flynn; Thomas Heaton - Man in Parking Lot; Tamsin Kelsey - Chris; Kevin McNulty; Vic Polizos - Jim; William Allen Young; Lorena Gale - Sergeant Wilson; Marie Stillin - Anne; Christine Willes - Col. Angela Webber; Nicola Cavendish - Susan; Molly Parker; Jim Byrnes - Vet

Credit

Douglasann Menchions - Art Director, Tish Monaghan - Costume Designer, Ann Roth - Costume Designer, Jeff Bleckner - Director, Geoffrey Rowland - Editor, Glenn Close - Executive Producer, Cis Corman - Executive Producer, Neil Meron - Executive Producer, Barbra Streisand - Executive Producer, Craig Zadan - Executive Producer, David Shire - Composer (Music Score), Julian Chojnacki - Camera Operator, Glen MacPherson - Cinematographer, Richard Heus - Producer, Alison Cross - Screenwriter

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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Directed by Jeff Bleckner
Produced by Richard Heus
Written by Alison Cross
Starring Glenn Close
Judy Davis
Jan Rubes
Wendy Makkena
Susan Barnes
Music by David Shire
Cinematography Glen MacPherson
Editing by Geoffrey Rowland
Distributed by NBC
Sony Pictures
Release date(s) February 6, 1995 (United States)
September 1, 1996 (United Kingdom)
October 20, 1997 (Australia)
Running time 91 min.
Country United States
Language English

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story is a 1995 television film on NBC

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Plot

The film recounts the events in the life of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer which led to her discharge from the Washington National Guard under the U.S. military's gay exclusion policy.

Cast

Actor Role
Glenn Close Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
Judy Davis Diane
Jan Rubes Far
Wendy Makkena Mary Newcombe
Susan Barnes Capt. Kern
Eric Dane Matt

Awards and nominations

Artios Award (1995)

  • Won, "Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week" - Valorie Massalas

Emmy Awards (1995)

  • Won, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Miniseries or a Special" - Alison Cross
  • Won, "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" - Glenn Close
  • Won, "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" - Judy Davis
  • Nominated, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special" - Jeff Bleckner
  • Nominated, "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production" - Geoffrey Rowland
  • Nominated, "Outstanding Made for Television Movie" - Barbra Streisand, Glenn Close, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Cis Corman, Richard Heus

GLAAD Media Awards (1996)

  • Won, "Outstanding TV Movie"

Golden Globe Awards (1996)

  • Nominated, "Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV"
  • Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" - Glenn Close
  • Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" - Judy Davis

Peabody Awards (1996)

  • Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards (1996)

  • Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries" - Glenn Close

Writers Guild of America Award (1996)

  • Nominated, "Original Long Form" - Alison Cross

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