''Return with Honor'' is a 1999 documentary film about

U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War Members of the United States armed forces were held as prisoners of war (POWs) in significant numbers during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973. Unlike U.S. service members captured in World War II and the Korean War, who were mostly enlisted troops ...

. Among those profiled is Senator

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American statesman and United States Navy, naval officer who represented the Arizona, state of Arizona in United States Congress, Congress for over 35 years, first as ...

. It is narrated by

Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...

. Directors Freida Lee Mock and

Terry Sanders Terry Sanders (born December 20, 1931) is an American filmmaker having produced and/or directed more than 70 dramatic features, televisions specials, documentaries and portrait films. Career Sanders co-heads the American Film Foundation and ...

won the Best Film award at the 1999

Cleveland International Film Festival The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival based in Cleveland, Ohio. CIFF is the largest film festival in Ohio and among the longest-running in the United States. The festival is held at Playhouse Square, the lar ...

Home media

It was released on VHS on June 13, 2000, and on DVD on April 24, 2001.

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* * 1999 films 1999 documentary films American documentary films American Experience Documentary films about the Vietnam War Films about shot-down aviators Films directed by Terry Sanders Films scored by Charles Bernstein Vietnam War prisoner of war films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language documentary films {{Vietnam-war-documentary-film-stub