Film

Purple Heart

2005 · 1h 30m · Action · Drama · Thriller

The True Horror of War...is What We Do to Ourselves

IMDb

5.1

PURPLE HEART tells of a clean-up effort after a covert mission gone wrong. It is the story of Colonel Allen, the leader of a new, elite military unit designed for covert operations. His first mission: assassinate Saddam Hussein prior to the beginning of the 2003 Iraq War. Sgt. Oscar Padilla is the sniper chosen for the mission targeting Hussein. Unfortunately the mission is compromised; Padilla is captured and tortured by the Iraqis.

William Sadler

Colonel Allen

Demetrius Navarro

Oscar Padilla

Mel Harris

Dr. Harrison

Ed Lauter

Civilian

Emilio Rivera

Deputy

Mary L. Carter

News Reporter

Russell Gannon

Al-Sadr

Joseph Aguilar

M.A. Guiterrez

Douglas Tait

Halliday

Toufig Tulsiram

Iraqi soldier

Charlie Parrish

Drill Instructor

Dennis Hayden

Earl

Dave Erickson

News Anchor

Charles Fathy

Iraqi Officer

• Bill BirrellDirector

Release date

January 1, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Action, Drama, Thriller