Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Written by	Alison Cross
Directed by	Jeff Bleckner
Starring	Glenn Close Judy Davis Jan Rubes Wendy Makkena Susan Barnes
Theme music composer	David Shire
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Richard Heus
Editor(s)	Geoffrey Rowland
Cinematography	Glen MacPherson
Running time	91 minutes
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	February 6, 1995

Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story is a 1995 American television film that aired on NBC.

Plot

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.

Cast

Actor	Role
Glenn Close	Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer
Judy Davis	Diane Divelbess
Jan Rubes	Far
Wendy Makkena	Mary Newcombe
Susan Barnes	Capt. Kern
Eric Dane	Matt
Ryan Reynolds	Andy

Awards and nominations

Artios Award (1995)

• Won, "Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week" - Valorie Massalas

Emmy Awards (1995)

• Won, "Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special" - Alison Cross
• Won, "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" - Glenn Close
• Won, "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" - Judy Davis
• Nominated, "Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special" - Jeff Bleckner
• Nominated, "Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production" - Geoffrey Rowland
• Nominated, "Outstanding Made for Television Movie" - Barbra Streisand, Glenn Close, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Cis Corman, Richard Heus

GLAAD Media Awards (1996)

• Won, "Outstanding TV Movie"

Golden Globe Awards (1996)

• Nominated, "Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV"
• Nominated, "Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television" - Glenn Close
• Nominated, "Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television" - Judy Davis

Peabody Awards (1996)

• Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards (1996)

• Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries" - Glenn Close

Writers Guild of America Award (1996)

• Nominated, "Original Long Form" - Alison Cross

References

1. Cammermeyer's website

External links

• Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story at the Internet Movie Database
• Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story at AllMovie