A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998)

An Army medic brings his girlfriend to stay with him at an out of the way Vietnam outpost in 1967, the woman disappears one day and he begins searching for her.

Director:

Thomas Michael Donnelly

Writers:

Tim O'Brien (short story "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong"), Thomas Michael Donnelly (teleplay)

Stars:

Tony Billy, Christopher Birt, Georgina Cates

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Billy	...	Soldier #2
Christopher Birt	...	Lieutenant Mitchell Sanders
Georgina Cates	...	Marianne Bell
Mike Edward	...	Camou Greenie
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Shoeshine (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
Daniel Gillies	...	Medic (as Daniel J. Gillies)
Robert Huberman	...	C.I.D. Major
Anthony Jones	...	Medic
Nick Kemplen	...	Medic
Tony LePage	...	Dying Marine Robert
Daniel London	...	Eddie Diamond
Mac Jeffrey Ong	...	ARVN Soldier #2
Craig Parker	...	Soldier #1
Clint Sharplin	...	Wild Bill
Daniel Sing	...	ARVN Soldier #1 (as Daniel Francis Sing)

Storyline

An Army medic brings his girlfriend to stay with him at an out of the way Vietnam outpost in 1967, the woman disappears one day and he begins searching for her.

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Plot Keywords:

vietnam | dinner | jealousy | male bonding | bed | 

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Taglines:

Love and war collide in a tale of riveting action

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some graphic war violence and injury, strong language and brief sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2010 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Showtime Networks, Moloney/Donnelly Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based off of the short story 'Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong' written by Tim O'Brien which was featured in his novel 'The Things They Carried'.

User Reviews

A crafty and very unique experience.

Movies that focus on the war in Vietnam now are almost completely forgotten. Well, "A Soldier's Sweetheart" is a different story and how the tale unfolds is remarkable. A soldier named Rat (Kiefer Sutherland) tells the tale that may seem like a tall one of how Fossie (Skeet Ulrich), an lonely army medic whom Rat had worked with a small Army hospital, who had his girlfirend, Marianne (Georgina Cates) flown in. Sutherland and Ulrich are fine here, but Cates steals the show here with a solid performance. A crafty and very unique experience.