SERVING IN SILENCE: THE MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER STORY (TV)
Summary
This movie tells the true story of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer, a decorated war veteran who fought the Army's efforts to discharge her for being gay. As the film begins, Cammermeyer leaves the Army to move closer to her children who live with their father in Seattle and serve in the National Guard. While visiting friends there, Cammermeyer meets Diane, an artist, with whom she develops a romantic relationship. When Cammermeyer's father comes to live with her, Cammermeyer decides to be honest with him about her homosexuality. Her need for his approval also prompts her to impress him by seeking a higher level of security clearance in pursuit of a generalship; it is during an interview for this clearance that Cammermeyer -- certain that her years of service will override the Army's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy -- admits her homosexuality. When she learns that her commission is at risk, she decides to fight the Army's regulations, facing a Board of Officers Hearing and, after her discharge, a suit against the Federal Government. Through Cammermeyer's legal battle, her relationships with her Mormon-raised sons and her stern father are strengthened, though problems develop with Diane, who is closeted and would prefer the comfortable anonymity and pension that would come with Cammermeyer's resignation to the strain and notoriety that accompany a fight against the government. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: February 6, 1995 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:32:26
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:57386
- GENRE: Drama, historical
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, historical; Homosexuality (See also: Gays and Lesbians) - Drama; Military service - Drama; LGBT Collection - Drama
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1995
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Glenn Close … Executive Producer
- Cis Corman … Executive Producer
- Neil Meron … Executive Producer
- Barbra Streisand … Executive Producer
- Craig Zadan … Executive Producer
- Richard Heus … Producer
- Jeff Bleckner … Director
- Alison Cross … Writer
- David Shire … Music by
- Glenn Close … Cast, Margarethe Cammermeyer
- Judy Davis … Cast, Diane
- Jan Rubes … Cast, Jan Cammermeyer
- Lorena Gate … Cast, Sergeant Wilson
- Julian Christopher … Cast, Colonel Ebb
- Christine Willes … Cast, Colonel Angela Weber
- Gillian Barber … Cast, Colonel Koufalis
- Jim Byrnes … Cast, Vet
- Nicola Cavendish … Cast, Susan
- Marie Stillin … Cast, Anne
- Garry Chalk … Cast, Lt. Colonel Douglas Hart
- Tamsin Kelsey … Cast, Chris
- Lillian Carlson … Cast, Woman in Parking Lot
- Tom Heaton … Cast, Man in Parking Lot
- Margarethe Cammermeyer