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We Were Soldiers (2002) 7.0
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Metascore: 65/100
Reviews: 726 user | 143 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it. Director:Randall Wallace |
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| Duong Don | ... | ||
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In a place soon to be known as The Valley of Death, in a football field-sized clearing called landing zone X-Ray, Lt. Colonel Hal Moore and 400 young troopers from the elite newly formed American 7th "Air" Cavalry, were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers dug into the tunnel warren mountainside. The ensuing battle was one of the most savage in U.S. history and is portrayed here as the signal encounter between the American and North Vietnamese armies. We Were Soldiers Once... And Young is a tribute to the nobility of those men under fire, their common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to and love for one another. Written by PHD in CT USA
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400 U.S paratroopers. 4000 Vietnamese soldiers. 12 000 miles away from home. 1 man led them into battle. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sustained sequences of graphic war violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
1 March 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young See more »Box Office
Budget:
$75,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$319,086 (Brazil) (9 August 2002)Gross:
$495,567 (Brazil) (16 August 2002)Company Credits
Production Co:
Icon Entertainment International, Motion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KG, Wheelhouse Entertainment See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Joe Galloway: [Narrating; voice-over] These are the true events of November, 1965, the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, a place our country does not remember, in a war it does not understand. This story's a testament to the young Americans who died in the valley of death, and a tribute to the young men of the People's Army of Vietnam who died by our hand in that place. To tell this story, I must start at the beginning. But where does it begin? Maybe in June of 1954 when French Group Mobile 100 moved ...
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By Joseph Rizza Kilna
Performed by Joseph Rizza Kilna (as Joseph Kilna MacKenzie)
Produced by Joseph Rizza Kilna (as Joseph Kilna MacKenzie) & Seoras Wallace
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Trivia
The A-6 Intruder footage was originally shot for Flight of the Intruder. This was necessary because the A-6 had been retired several years before this film was made, and so none were available to use in the movie. See more »Goofs
In reality, both of the UH1D helicopters Major Bruce Crandall flew into LZ X-ray were unarmed. In the field, they are depicted as being equipped with door guns and mini guns. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Joe Galloway: [Narrating; voice-over] These are the true events of November, 1965, the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, a place our country does not remember, in a war it does not understand. This story's a testament to the young Americans who died in the valley of death, and a tribute to the young men of the People's Army of Vietnam who died by our hand in that place. To tell this story, I must start at the beginning. But where does it begin? Maybe in June of 1954 when French Group Mobile 100 moved ...
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Crazy Credits
A list of the names of the actual men who died during the battle as well as the city and state where they are from is featured before the ending credits. See more »Soundtracks
"Sgt. MacKenzie"By Joseph Rizza Kilna
Performed by Joseph Rizza Kilna (as Joseph Kilna MacKenzie)
Produced by Joseph Rizza Kilna (as Joseph Kilna MacKenzie) & Seoras Wallace
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"We Were Soldiers" hit close to home because my dad and his friend Donald were in this very same battle. In 1965, my dad had just graduated from high school in Wichita, Kansas. He volunteered to enlist in the Army because there was practically nothing waiting for him there...
My dad was stationed with the 1st Cavalry. The "Valley of Death" was where he fought his first major battle and lived. I'll never forget the scenes in this movie because my dad didn't have to be alive and well today. After seeing this movie, there has not been one day where I wondered what would have happened to me if he didn't live to see it.
I am eighteen now, and my dad suggested that I see this and gain an idea on how gruesome the battle was and how he managed to live through it. I cried at the end, the same thing I did when I cried at the end of "Platoon", because I think of so many of those who may have been friends with my dad...who never lived to see the next day after that battle ended. I think of those who came back scarred deeply, not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually.
And I will continue to cry for them....cry as deeply as I can...