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The Final War of Olly Winter

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Writer
  
Ronald Ribman

Air date
  
January 29, 1967

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The Final War of Olly Winter CBS Playhouse The Final War of Olly Winter 12967 UCLA Film

Nominations
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Similar movies
  
Nothing But a Man (1964), The Hawaiians (1970), A Patch of Blue (1965), Car Wash (1976)

The Final War of Olly Winter was a television play featured on the CBS Playhouse series. Written by Ronald Ribman, it followed the tale of Olly Winter, an African-American Master Sergeant in the Vietnam War who is walking back to allied-controlled land following a battle with the Viet-Cong. Along the way, he meets up with a Vietnamese girl, an orphaned infant, and a dog. The program is basically a monologue as the character of Winter speaks to the girl about his experiences even though she cannot understand him.

Olly Winter was broadcast on CBS on January 29, 1967. Ivan Dixon, who played the character of Winter, was nominated for an Emmy award for his performance in the role.

Cast

  • Ivan Dixon as Olly Winter
  • Maidie Norman as Mrs. Pierce
  • Paulene Myers as Olly's mother
  • James Hong as Vietnamese lieutenant
  • Tina Chen as Vietnamese girl
  • Patrick Adiarte as Vietcong guerilla
  • Kam Tong as Chief elder
  • References

    The Final War of Olly Winter Wikipedia
    The Final War of Olly Winter IMDb


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