The true story of a dramatic rescue effort is told in this made-for-television movie. Set in Saigon in 1975 after the U.S. troop withdrawal, the movie chronicles the last-ditch effort made by some Americans to get stranded U.S. citizens and some South Vietnamese refugees out of the country on the last commercial flight to leave Saigon., Docudrama detailing an airlift escape from the fall of South Vietnam in April 1975. Hood: Richard Crenna. Topping: James Earl Jones. Rose: Eric Bogosian. Eckes: Arliss Howard. Dr. Brandon: Stephen Tobolowsky. Pham Van Minh: Dr. Haing S. Ngor. Tra Duong: Rosalind Chao. Mai Lee: Elizabeth Lindsay. Capt. Berg: Barry Corbin. Insp. Quang: James Hong. Jan: Lee Garlington. Pam: Molly Hagan. Filmed in Thailand.