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1 September 1978 (USA)
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Skirmishes, Ambushes And Boobytraps Explode Into The Most Savage War That Ever Scorched A Land more
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A unit of American military advisors in Vietnam prior to the major U.S. involvement find similarities...
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Vietnam
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Vietnam War
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Decapitation
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Vomit Scene
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Army
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1 nomination
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A gripping movie about the futility of war.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Burt Lancaster | ... | Maj. Asa Barker |
 | Craig Wasson | ... | Cpl. Courcey |
| Jonathan Goldsmith | ... | Sgt. Oleonowski |
 | Marc Singer | ... | Capt. Alfred Olivetti |
 | Joe Unger | ... | Lt. Hamilton |
| Dennis Howard | ... | Cpl. Abraham Lincoln |
 | David Clennon | ... | Lt. Finley Wattsberg |
| Evan C. Kim | ... | Cowboy (as Evan Kim) |
| John Megna | ... | Cpl. Ackley |
| Hilly Hicks | ... | Signalman Toffer |
| Dolph Sweet | ... | Gen. Harnitz |
 | Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Col. Minh |
 | James Hong | ... | The Old Man |
| Denice Kumagai | ... | Butterfly |
| Tad Horino | ... | One-eyed man |
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114 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Canada:14+ (Ontario) |
West Germany:16 (f) |
Finland:K-18 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:16 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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While high on drugs in the observation tower, Corporal Abraham Lincoln sings the Gettysburg Address.
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Revealing mistakes: At the very beginning of the movie during the credits and the overview of the camp and right after the title shot, if you look in the far background at the top of the scene you can see what looks like traffic and cars passing by.
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Cpl. Courcey:
I am your friend. I have chocolate.
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Featured in Hollywood Vietnam (2005) (TV)
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This movie is one of the overlooked war movies. It tells a powerful story about how history repeats itself. The Americans find themselves falling into the same trap that the French fell into just a few years earlier. Their fears would be well founded in just a few brief years.
Burt Lancaster was great as the beleagured American Major. His fate at the end of the movie is one that every combat soldier must surely dread.
Taut direction, combined with a strong supporting cast and a literate plot makes this a must see for fans of the war movie genre. I would put it right up there with Platoon and Saving Private Ryan. A strong 3 1\2 stars.