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6.8/10   116 votes
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Director:
Richard T. Heffron
Writers:
Phil Caputo (novel)
John Sacret Young (writer)
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Release Date:
24 September 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | War more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
User Comments:
Sadly Cut to Pieces - Masterpiece as original more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Brad Davis ... Lt. Philip 'Phil' Caputo

Keith Carradine ... Lt. Murph McCoy

Michael O'Keefe ... Lt. Walter Cohen
Richard Bradford ... Gen. Merle Rupert

Brian Dennehy ... Sgt. Ned Coleman
John Friedrich ... Cpl. Pascarella
Perry Lang ... Woodward

Christopher Mitchum ... Capt. Peterson
Dan Shor ... Manhole

Lane Smith ... Sgt. Willliam Holgren
Nicholas Woodeson ... Cpl. Kazmarak

Gail Youngs ... Carol
Steve Forrest ... Col. Atherton
Stacy Keach ... Maj. Ball
Phillip R. Allen ... Col. Perry (as Phillip Allen)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:191 min (video version) | 195 min (video version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Revealing mistakes: The captain can be seen breathing after he is supposedly killed at the end of the film. more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Sadly Cut to Pieces - Masterpiece as original, 27 March 2006
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Author: Ted Moran (tandkmoran@comcast.net) from United States

The movie is a true story. The book gave me bad nightmares, especially the chapter "Officer in Charge of the Dead". Saw it's premiere on TV, which had big time graphic warnings at the end of each commerical break. Sad to say - I doubt the REAL original cut exists. To date I've rented 3 different versions on VHS, none matched the original and one was cut to deliver a different theme - pure butchery. Your experience with this flick will vary wildly, depending upon which release you've happened upon. Probably Brian Denehey's best performance ever. One release I rented cut all the Marine Officer Training school and Ofcr in Charge of the Dead chapters entirely. My advice - read the book, then look for the longest version of this masterpiece that you can find. This sorely needs a restored DVD release. Marine Officer veterans of Vietnam should see this flick, it's the only Vietnam movie that won't leave a bad taste in their mouths. Many fine performances, amazing jungle photography. Fave quote; "You stay here - you learn!"

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