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Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

"Ask. Tell."

After serving in the military for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer (Glenn Close) had seen her share of battles. But nothing could prepare her for the fight ahead: an intensely personal struggle against the U.S. Army when she becomes the highest ranking officer ever to be discharged for being a lesbian. With the support of her partner Diane (Judy Davis), Cammermeyer undertakes an against-all-odds battle against the Army's policy. But to do so, she must risk everything – her career, her privacy and even the love of her family.

Top Cast

  • Glenn Close

    Glenn Close

    Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer

  • Judy Davis

    Judy Davis

    Diane

  • Jan Rubeš

    Jan Rubeš

    Far

  • Wendy Makkena

    Wendy Makkena

    Mary Newcombe

  • Susan Barnes

    Susan Barnes

    Capt. Kern

  • William Converse-Roberts

    William Converse-Roberts

  • Colleen Flynn

    Colleen Flynn

  • William Allen Young

    William Allen Young

    Clark

  • Vic Polizos

    Vic Polizos

    Jim

Overview

After serving in the military for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer (Glenn Close) had seen her share of battles. But nothing could prepare her for the fight ahead: an intensely personal struggle against the U.S. Army when she becomes the highest ranking officer ever to be discharged for being a lesbian. With the support of her partner Diane (Judy Davis), Cammermeyer undertakes an against-all-odds battle against the Army's policy. But to do so, she must risk everything – her career, her privacy and even the love of her family.

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