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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
GenreBiography
Drama
Written byAlison Cross
Directed byJeff Bleckner
StarringGlenn Close
Judy Davis
Jan Rubeš
Wendy Makkena
Susan Barnes
Theme music composerDavid Shire
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersGlenn Close
Cis Corman
Neil Meron
Barbra Streisand
Craig Zadan
ProducerRichard Heus
Production locationVancouver
CinematographyGlen MacPherson
EditorGeoffrey Rowland
Running time91 minutes
Production companiesBarwood Films
Storyline Productions
Trillium Productions
TriStar Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 6, 1995 (1995-02-06)

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story is a 1995 American television film that aired on NBC on February 6, 1995 and stars Glenn Close and Judy Davis.

Plot

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The film recounts the events in the life of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer which led to her retirement[1] from the Washington National Guard under the U.S. military's gay exclusion policy.[2][3]

Cast

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Actor Role
Glenn Close Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
Judy Davis Diane Divelbess
Jan Rubeš Far
Wendy Makkena Mary Newcombe
Susan Barnes Capt. Kern
Eric Dane Matt
Ryan Reynolds Andy
Molly Parker Lynette
Jim Byrnes Vet

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1995
 Artios Awards Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week Valorie Massalas Won [4]
Peabody Awards NBC, Barwood Films Ltd.,
Story Line Productions Inc., and
Trillium Productions Inc.,
in association with TriStar Television 		Won [5]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie Barbra Streisand, Glenn Close, Craig Zadan,
Neil Meron, Cis Corman, and Richard Heus 		Nominated [6]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Glenn Close Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Judy Davis Won[a]
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special Jeff Bleckner Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special Alison Cross Won
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Miniseries or a Special –
Single Camera Production 		Geoffrey Rowland Nominated
1996
 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Television Movie Won [7]
Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated [8]
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Glenn Close Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Judy Davis Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Glenn Close Nominated [9]
Writers Guild of America Awards Original Long Form Alison Cross Nominated [10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Tied with Shirley Knight for Indictment: The McMartin Trial.

References

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  1. ^ Cammermeyer's website
  2. ^ Lisa Tendrich Frank An Encyclopedia of American Women at War: From the Home Front to the battlefields, p. 120, at Google Books
  3. ^ "Margarethe Cammermeyer". www.wsna.org. Washington State Nurses Association. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "1995 Artios Awards". Casting Society of America. October 11, 1995. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story". Peabody Awards. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  7. ^ Johnson, Mark; King, Tamra (February 5, 1996). "GLAAD Announces Nominees and Winners of 1996 Media Awards". GLAAD. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "The 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America Awards. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
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