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Release Date:
1 March 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
Fathers, Brothers, Husbands & Sons. See more »
Plot:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Air Cavalry
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Seeing the enemy and home in a different light
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Mel Gibson | ... | Lt. Col. Hal Moore |
 | Madeleine Stowe | ... | Julie Moore |
 | Greg Kinnear | ... | Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall |
 | Sam Elliott | ... | Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley |
 | Chris Klein | ... | 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan |
 | Keri Russell | ... | Barbara Geoghegan |
 | Barry Pepper | ... | Joe Galloway |
 | Duong Don | ... | Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An |
 | Ryan Hurst | ... | Sgt. Ernie Savage |
 | Robert Bagnell | ... | 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings |
 | Marc Blucas | ... | 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick |
 | Josh Daugherty | ... | Sp4 Robert Ouellette |
 | Jsu Garcia | ... | Capt. Tony Nadal |
 | Jon Hamm | ... | Capt. Matt Dillon |
 | Clark Gregg | ... | Capt. Tom Metsker |
 | Desmond Harrington | ... | Sp4 Bill Beck |
 | Blake Heron | ... | Sp4 Galen Bungum |
 | Erik MacArthur | ... | Sp4 Russell Adams |
 | Dylan Walsh | ... | Capt. Robert Edwards |
 | Mark McCracken | ... | Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman |
 | Edwin 'EdVanz'd' Morrow | ... | Pfc. Willie Godboldt (as Edwin Morrow) |
 | Brian Tee | ... | Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama |
 | Sloane Momsen | ... | Cecile Moore |
 | Bellamy Young | ... | Catherine Metsker |
 | Simbi Khali | ... | Alma Givens (as Simbi Kali Williams) |
 | Jim Grimshaw | ... | Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard |
 | Forry Smith | ... | Sfc. Carl Palmer |
 | Steven Nelson | ... | Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose |
 | Vincent Angell | ... | Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera |
 | Michael Tomlinson | ... | Col. Tim Brown |
 | Keith Szarabajka | ... | Diplomatic Spook |
 | Tim Abell | ... | Army Intelligence Officer |
 | Patrick St. Esprit | ... | General in Hallway |
 | Mike White | ... | Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant (as Michael John White) |
 | Daniel Roebuck | ... | Medevac CO |
| Maia Lien | ... | Army Wife |
| Dan Beene | ... | Cab Driver (as Danny Beene) |
 | Taylor Momsen | ... | Julie Moore |
| Joshua McLaurin | ... | Greg Moore (as Josh McLaurin) |
 | Devon Werkheiser | ... | Steve Moore |
 | Luke Benward | ... | David Moore |
| Billinjer C. Tran | ... | Viet Minh Sergeant |
| Vien Hong | ... | Mr. Nik |
 | Joseph Tran | ... | NVA Prisoner |
| Joseph Hieu | ... | NVA Officer |
 | Lam Nguyen | ... | NVA Soldier with Bayonet |
| Diep Bui | ... | NVA Wife (as Zoë Bui) |
| Andrew Wallace | ... | French Bugler |
 | Nicholas Hosking | ... | French Captain |
| Michael Giordani | ... | French Lieutenant |
 | Shepard Koster | ... | Reporter (as Shep Koster) |
| Kate Lombardi | ... | Reporter |
| Ingrid Semler | ... | Reporter |
 | Jason Powell | ... | Sgt. Robert Stokes |
| Doug C. Cook | ... | Capt. Ray Lefebvre |
| Sean Bunch | ... | Trooper on Fire (as Sean Thomas Bunch) |
 | F. Lee Reynolds | ... | Chopper Crewman |
| Stephen Zapotoczny | ... | Edwards' Radio Operator |
| Frank Kostenko Jr. | ... | Foxhole Trooper |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Ben Allison | ... | Lt. Cochran (uncredited) |
 | Brian Carpenter | ... | Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited) |
| Chris Cate | ... | Soldier (uncredited) |
| George Cheung | ... | NVA Officer (uncredited) |
| Cliff Fleming | ... | Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited) |
 | Brendan Ford | ... | Jump Coordinator (uncredited) |
| Kelli Franklin | ... | Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited) |
| Christian Gibson | ... | Soldier (uncredited) |
 | Justin Gordon | ... | French Officer (uncredited) |
 | Shannon M. Hart | ... | Army Wife (uncredited) |
 | Lyndon Johnson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Derrell Keith Lester | ... | Black Private (uncredited) |
 | Will Klipstine | ... | Private Davey (uncredited) |
| Matthew Lang | ... | 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited) |
 | Danny Le Boyer | ... | Sergeant (uncredited) |
 | Matt Mangum | ... | Pvt. Soprano (uncredited) |
 | Johnny Nguyen | ... | Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited) |
 | Randy Oglesby | ... | Lt. Col. List (uncredited) |
 | Jonathan Parks Jordan | ... | White Private (uncredited) |
| John Paul Rice | ... | Pvt. John Henry (uncredited) |
| Keni Thomas | ... | Sergeant (uncredited) |
 | Phong Atwood Vo | ... | North Vietnamese Soldier - South Vietnamese and vVillager (voice) (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Randall Wallace | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Harold G. Moore | (book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young") (as Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore) and | |
| Joseph L. Galloway | (book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young") | |
| Randall Wallace | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Eveleen Bandy | .... | associate producer | |
| Bruce Davey | .... | producer | |
| William Hoy | .... | associate producer | |
| Jim Lemley | .... | executive producer | |
| Stephen McEveety | .... | producer | |
| Arne Schmidt | .... | executive producer (as Arne L. Schmidt) | |
| Randall Wallace | .... | producer | |
| Danielle Lemmon Zapotoczny | .... | co-producer (as Danielle Lemmon) | |
| Stephen Zapotoczny | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Nick Glennie-Smith | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Dean Semler | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| William Hoy | |||
Casting by | |||
| Amanda Mackey Johnson | |||
| Cathy Sandrich | (as Cathy Sandrich Gelfond) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Thomas E. Sanders | (as Tom Sanders) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Daniel T. Dorrance | (supervising art director) | ||
| Kevin Kavanaugh | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Gary Fettis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Michael T. Boyd | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jane Aull | .... | makeup artist: second unit | |
| Hallie D'Amore | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Stowe | |
| Garrett Immel | .... | makeup artist | |
| Kerry Mendenhall | .... | hair stylist | |
| Beth Miller | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Michael Mills | .... | character makeup creator | |
| Michael Mills | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Craig Reardon | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Michael Burnett | .... | special makeup effects artist: dead soldier bodies (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Gregg Edler | .... | production supervisor | |
| Angel Pine | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Arne Schmidt | .... | unit production manager (as Arne L. Schmidt) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Cliff Fleming | .... | director: aerial unit | |
| Allan Graf | .... | second unit director | |
| Frank Kostenko Jr. | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Allen Kupetsky | .... | second assistant director | |
| Michelene Mundo | .... | additional second second assistant director: second unit | |
| Nilo Otero | .... | first assistant director | |
| Bill Purple | .... | second assistant director: second unit (as William Purple) | |
| Shannon Speaker | .... | dga trainee | |
| Jey Wada | .... | second second assistant director: second unit | |
| Kim H. Winther | .... | first assistant director (as Kim Winther) | |
| Lars P. Winther | .... | additional second second assistant director (as Lars Winther) | |
| Lars P. Winther | .... | first assistant director: second unit (as Lars Winther) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Paul Abatemarco | .... | visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain | |
| Nancy Adams | .... | 3D integration lead: Digital Domain | |
| Francois Antoine | .... | 3D effects animator: Cinesite | |
| Randall Bahnsen | .... | visual effects editor: Cinesite (as Randy Bahnsen) | |
| Lynn Basas | .... | CG supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Nancy Bernstein | .... | visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain | |
| Terra Bliss-Alvarez | .... | project manager: efilm | |
| Cris Blyth | .... | 3D digital model lead: Digital Domain | |
| Steve Bowen | .... | digital color timer: efilm | |
| Tom Bristow | .... | digital asset management: efilm | |
| Bob Buckner | .... | digital mastering technologist: efilm | |
| Shannan Burkley | .... | digital paint artist: Digital Domain | |
| Dick Caine | .... | digital mastering technologist: efilm | |
| Martin Clark | .... | technical services supervisor: Digital Domain | |
| Chad E. Collier | .... | scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain (as Chad Collier) | |
| John Michael Courte | .... | 3d effects animator: Digital Domain (as John Courte) | |
| C. Marie Davis | .... | visual effects executive producer: CIS | |
| Aaron Dorn | .... | project manager: efilm | |
| Jason Doss | .... | 3D integration artist: Digital Domain | |
| Scott Edelstein | .... | 3D integration artist: Digital Domain | |
| Christopher Edwards | .... | operations manager: efilm (as Chris Edwards) | |
| Bob Eicholz | .... | executive in charge of production: efilm | |
| Bill Feightner | .... | vice president of technology: efilm | |
| Larry Gaynor | .... | digital paint supervisor: CIS | |
| Swen Gillberg | .... | 3D integration artist: Digital Domain | |
| David Goldberg | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Kacie Haggerty | .... | editorial: efilm | |
| Bruce Halstead | .... | film scanner and recorder operator: efilm | |
| Jessica Harris | .... | digital compositor: Digital Domain | |
| John Herndon | .... | film scanner and recorder operator: efilm | |
| Christopher Holsey | .... | scan/record supervisor: Digital Domain (as Chris Holsey) | |
| Chris Howard | .... | senior flame artist | |
| Joni Jacobson | .... | lead digital compositor | |
| Kenneth Jones | .... | digital effects supervisor: CIS (as Dr. Ken Jones) | |
| Nikos Kalaitzidis | .... | 3d effects animator: Digital Domain | |
| Jeffrey Kalmus | .... | digital imaging supervisor: Digital Domain | |
| Michael Kanfer | .... | digital mastering supervisor: efilm (as Michael D. Kanfer) | |
| Kelly L'Estrange | .... | visual effects producer: Digital Domain | |
| Sophie Leclerc | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Michael F. Lehman | .... | film scanner and recorder operator: efilm (as Michael Lehman) | |
| Dan Lemmon | .... | computer graphics supervisor: Digital Domain | |
| Kevin Lingenfelser | .... | visual effects supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Dawn Llewellyn | .... | editorial: efilm | |
| Chris Logan | .... | 3D integration artist: Digital Domain | |
| Narbeh Mardirossian | .... | video I/O operator: Digital Domain | |
| Craig Mathieson | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Joe Matza | .... | executive in charge of production: efilm | |
| Bekki Misiorowski | .... | visual effects auditor: Digital Domain | |
| Suzanne Mitus-Uribe | .... | digital compositing supervisor: CIS | |
| Carl S.G. Moore | .... | visual effects associate producer: Cinesite (as Carl Moore) | |
| Heather J. Morrison | .... | visual effects editor: Digital Domain (as Heather Morrison) | |
| Robert Nederhorst | .... | digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Rob Nederhorst) | |
| Gregory Oehler | .... | digital compositing supervisor: CIS | |
| Martin Olah | .... | film scanner and recorder operator: efilm | |
| Dan Patterson | .... | data I/O operator: Digital Domain | |
| Darren Poe | .... | compositing supervisor: Digital Domain (as Darren M. Poe) | |
| Erik Pope | .... | visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain | |
| Kelly Port | .... | digital effects supervisor: Digital Domain | |
| Dante Quintana | .... | digital artist: Cinesite | |
| David Robinson | .... | visual effects coordinator: Cinesite | |
| David Santiago | .... | effects technical director: titles | |
| Steve Siracusa | .... | assistant visual effects editor: Digital Domain | |
| Ken Sjogren | .... | compositor: Cinesite | |
| Albert Soto | .... | digital mastering technologist: efilm | |
| David Stearn | .... | digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Dave Stern) | |
| Kenny Sutherland | .... | digital artist: Cinesite | |
| Chris Taft | .... | digital mastering assistant: efilm | |
| Amy Tompkins | .... | visual effects editor: efilm | |
| Renée Tymn | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite (as Renee Chamblin) | |
| Casey Vanover | .... | technical services coordinator: Digital Domain | |
| Mary E. Walter | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Jessica Dara Westbrook | .... | digital effects coordinator: Digital Domain (as Jessica Westbrook) | |
| Bryan Whitaker | .... | 3D digital modeler: Digital Domain | |
| Mark Wilson | .... | 3D digital modeler: Digital Domain | |
| Jann Wimmer | .... | technical assistant: Digital Domain | |
| Doug F. Wolf | .... | 3D digital modeler: Digital Domain (as Doug Wolf) | |
| Adam Young | .... | digital asset management: efilm | |
| Kit Young | .... | digital system manager: CIS | |
| Jeffrey Edward Baksinski | .... | motion & tracking supervisor: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
| Timothy Michael Cairns | .... | 2D paint artist: Matador, EFILM (uncredited) | |
| Tom Daws | .... | Inferno artist (uncredited) | |
| Thomas R. Dickens | .... | lead prop modeler: missiles, Digital Domain (uncredited) | |
| Fred Jimenez | .... | 2D technical assistant: Cinesite Hollywood (uncredited) | |
| Kama Moiha | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
| Alex G. Ortoll | .... | main title sequence compositor (uncredited) | |
| Robert Rowles | .... | video I/O (uncredited) | |
| Todd Sarsfield | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Aaron Singer | .... | 3D data integrator (uncredited) | |
| Orvis Slack | .... | construction medic: Monterey County (uncredited) | |
| Tess Spaulding | .... | system administrator (uncredited) | |
| Richard Wardlow | .... | technical director: Digital Domain (uncredited) | |
| Bjorn Zipprich | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Sig De Miguel | .... | casting associate: New York | |
| Denice Kumagai | .... | voice casting | |
| Elizabeth Lang | .... | additional casting (as Liz Lang Fedrick) | |
| Danny Le Boyer | .... | background casting: Vietnamese (as Danny Boyer) | |
| Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson | .... | voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna) | |
| Wendy Weidman | .... | casting associate | |
| Chris Gray | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
| Kim McCray | .... | casting assistant: Georgia (uncredited) | |
| Kim Petrosky | .... | casting: Georgia (uncredited) | |
| Rebecca Quick | .... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Anthony Almaraz | .... | costumer | |
| Javier Arrieta | .... | costumer | |
| Frank Avanzo | .... | costumer | |
| Myron Baker | .... | costumer: Mr. Gibson | |
| James 'Mike' Balker | .... | costumer | |
| Elizabeth Clark | .... | costumer | |
| Carmen Cuebello | .... | tailor | |
| Mike Evans | .... | costumer | |
| Kirstin Gallo | .... | costumer | |
| Debbie Holbrook | .... | costumer | |
| Joe McCloskey | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Stanley Moore | .... | costume supervisor (as Stanley L. Moore) | |
| Suzanne Robertson | .... | set costumer (as Suzy Robertson) | |
| Gerardo Rosette | .... | tailor | |
| Barnaby Smith | .... | set costumer (as Barnaby Smith Jr.) | |
| Larry Velasco | .... | chief costumer (as Lawrence Velasco) | |
| Conan Castro Jr. | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Will James Moore | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Linda N. Robinson | .... | tailor (uncredited) | |
| Kate Sawyer | .... | seamstress (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Steve Bowen | .... | digital color timer | |
| Adam M. Duthie | .... | assistant editor | |
| Danny Rafic | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Mike Stanwick | .... | color timer | |
| Craig Wood | .... | additional film editor | |
| Kristopher Kasper | .... | editor: opening title sequence (uncredited) | |
| Craig Tanner | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Catherine Bott | .... | musician: soprano | |
| Nick Glennie-Smith | .... | conductor | |
| Isobel Griffiths | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| Ashley Irwin | .... | orchestrator | |
| Malcolm Luker | .... | music scoring mixer | |
| Laura Perlman | .... | music editor | |
| Gavyn Wright | .... | orchestra leader | |
| Karen Han | .... | musician: erhu solo (uncredited) | |
| Bart Hendrickson | .... | additional composer: score (uncredited) | |
| Michael Lustig | .... | music consultant (uncredited) | |
| Lee Scott | .... | music editor: temp music (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Charley Bob Burnham | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Edward O'Neal | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Edward O'Neal | .... | transportation co-captain: Georgia | |
| Teddy J. Ritchie | .... | transportation captain: Georgia (as Teddy J. Richie) | |
| Lee Stepp | .... | transportation captain | |
| Morris Aroesti | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Lance Cherniet | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Michael Coady | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Tina Peterson | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Windi Robinson | .... | driver: cast trailer (uncredited) | |
| Christina Rollo | .... | transportation office administrator (uncredited) | |
| Patricia Sammons | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Hank Van Apeldoorn | .... | driver: Georgia (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Icon Entertainment International
- Motion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KG
- Wheelhouse Entertainment
- Paramount Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Concorde Filmverleih (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- Bac Films (????) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films AB (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Icon Entertainment International (2002) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Medusa Distribuzione (????) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Nu Visión de Argentina (????) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (????) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (????) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (????) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Sogefilms S.A. (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Europa Filmes (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Europa Filmes (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2004) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)
- Nordisk Film (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Odeon (2002) (Greece) (all media)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (limited edition steelbook)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- RCV Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
- Soyuz Video (????) (Russia) (VHS)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Bangladesh) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Bhutan) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (India) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Nepal) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Pakistan) (TV)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Sri Lanka) (TV)
- CIS Hollywood (additional visual effects)
- Cinesite (Hollywood) (additional visual effects and animation)
- Digital Domain (special visual effects and digital animation)
- Full Scale Effects (uncredited)
- Abbey Road Studios music recorded at (as Abbey Road, London)
- All Seasons Transport craft service
- Asylum VFX main titles (as Asylum)
- Bayerische HypoVereinsbank AG München film banking [de]
- Central Casting extras casting
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera cranes and dollies
- Columbia Records soundtrack published by
- Combustion Music soundtrack published by
- DeLuxe Laboratories color
- EFilm digital film mastering
- Global Music Service music copyist
- Global Music Service music preparation (as Global Music Services)
- Holmes Enterprises military vehicles
- Legacy Records soundtrack published by
- Lightnin' Production Rentals transportation equipment
- Mary Nelson-Duerrstein & Associates negative cutting
- Panavision cameras and lenses
- Paskal Lighting grip and lighting equipment
- Reeltime Creative trailer music
- Soldier Props costumes
- Sony Music Soundtrax soundtrack published by
- Soundelux sound services
- The Hopeful Dog Cafe craft service: Georgia
- Todd-AO Studios sound services
- Tomkats Catering catering
- UCLA Film and Television Archive archive footage
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MPAA:
Rated R for sustained sequences of graphic war violence, and for language
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
138 min | Argentina:140 min | Germany:126 min (cut) | Spain:143 min | Turkey:124 min (TV version)
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Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (appeal) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (No. 38702) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
The photographer, Joseph Galloway, married the daughter of Captain Thomas C, Metsker, who gave up his seat on a chopper to a soldier who was more wounded. He was then subsequently shot.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the opening scene, French troops are shown with their beret insignia on the left side of their forehead. In reality, and contrary to most countries in the world, French soldiers have their insignia on the right side of their forehead.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
French Captain:[in French; subtitled] Anything?
French Lieutenant:[in French] No, Captain.
French Captain:[in French] Fucking heat. Fucking grass. Fucking country.
[a Vietnamese bullet suddenly hits him in the head]
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French Captain:[in French; subtitled] Anything?
French Lieutenant:[in French] No, Captain.
French Captain:[in French] Fucking heat. Fucking grass. Fucking country.
[a Vietnamese bullet suddenly hits him in the head]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Battlefield: Vietnam (2004) (VG)See more »
Soundtrack:
Mansions of the LordSee more »
FAQ
Why did the one VC soldier try and bayonet Col. Moore instead of just shooting him?Why is Col. Moore and other soldiers seen banging their magazines on their helmet before loading them?
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This film is so different from the traditionally cynical (and rightly so) Vietnam War movies. While it goes without question that this film depicts the bloody and gruesome horrors of the tragedy of the first major conflict of the war, it does so while juxtaposing the story with that of stories of the home front and the enemy. The enemy in this film is not the animalistic, silent enemy we are used to. We hear this enemy speak, we see his love for his family and his devotion to his cause. While being bombarded with images of death and destruction on the battlefield, we are brought back home to see the wives as they face the death themselves.
While of course not a flawless movie, it was without a doubt moving, and I highly recommend it.