Purple Heart (DVD)

Product Description Colonel Allen(William Sadler) is the leader of a covert military unit created for a single purpose: assassinate foreign leaders deemed a threat to the interests of the United States.Colonel Allen recruits 24-year old Marine Corps sniper Oscar Padilla (Demetrius Navarro) to assassinate Saddam Hussein. When the mission goes awry Padilla is captured and tortured in a Baghdad prison. Though eventually freed and returned to the States, the ordeal leaves Padilla with deep emotional scars. Now Colonel Allen must find Padilla and eliminate him before Padilla hurts someone. Review Purple Heart is not only a powerful film with a stellar cast and great direction but it's also a film that is thought-provoking and shocking at the same time. --DVDTalk.com The film has a great cast including William Sadler as Colonel Allen (fantastic as always) who makes his character very believable. Other stars include Mel Harris, this woman has always been a reliable actress and again she proves it here. Great acting anchor a great story. --Patrick Ricketts, Video Views About the Actor William Sadler (Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Trespass, Roswell, August Rush, Kinsey, Shawshank Redemption, Eagle Eye, The Mist, The Green Mile), Mel Harris (Imagine That, Saints & Sinners, Stargate SG1, Thirty Something), Ed Lauter (Number 23, Seraphim Falls, Talladega nights, the Longest Yard) About the Director Johnny Mnemonic, Last Action Hero