Go Tell the Spartans

19781978
RR
1h 54min

Go Tell the Spartans (1978)

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During the early 1960s, U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam discover the same challenges that plagued the French army in Indochina ten years prior.During the early 1960s, U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam discover the same challenges that plagued the French army in Indochina ten years prior.During the early 1960s, U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam discover the same challenges that plagued the French army in Indochina ten years prior.

Director
- Ted Post
Writers
- Daniel Ford(novel "Incident at Muc Wa")
- Wendell Mayes
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Go Tell the Spartans (1978)

Director
- Ted Post
Writers
- Daniel Ford(novel "Incident at Muc Wa")
- Wendell Mayes
All cast & crew
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Castle Keep

6.1

The Boys in Company C

7.0

The Boys in Company C

The Midnight Man

6.4

The Midnight Man

The Siege of Firebase Gloria

6.9

The Siege of Firebase Gloria

The Devil's Disciple

7.1

The Devil's Disciple

The Skin

6.7

Executive Action

6.7

Executive Action

The Odd Angry Shot

6.7

The Odd Angry Shot

Valdez Is Coming

6.8

Valdez Is Coming

Ten Tall Men

6.2

Scorpio

6.4

Twilight's Last Gleaming

6.8

Twilight's Last Gleaming

A unit of American military advisors in Vietnam prior to the major U.S. involvement find similarities between their helpless struggle against the Viet Cong and the doomed actions of a French unit at the same site a decade before in this bitter look at the beginnings of the Vietnam war. —Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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Taglines
- Skirmishes, Ambushes And Boobytraps Explode Into The Most Savage War That Ever Scorched A Land
Genres
- Drama
- War
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
Major Asa Barker (Burt Lancaster) limps throughout this movie because Lancaster was recovering from a real-life injury to his knee. It was actually the second movie where Lancaster's knee problems had an effect on a movie's characterization. On The Train (1964), Lancaster took a day off during filming to play golf half way through the shoot. On the links he stepped in a hole and re-aggravated an old knee injury. In order to compensate for the injury, John Frankenheimer had Lancaster's character shot in the leg, thus enabling him to limp through the rest of the shooting.

Goofs
When Lt. Wattsberg walks into Major Barker's office to tell him that they got the air support they needed, Barker was reading a book called "Seven Firefights in Vietnam", which wasn't published until 1970.

Quotes
Lt. Finley Wattsberg: Be careful, sir!
Maj. Asa Barker: Wattsberg, do you love your commanding officer?
Lt. Finley Wattsberg: Well... yes, sir.
Maj. Asa Barker: That's fine, because I love you, too.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Buried Treasures: Cattle Annie and Little Britches/Go Tell the Spartans/Over the Edge/Agatha/The Wanderers/Swamp Thing (1982)

Top review

One of the best of the Vietnam movies

The person who called this the worst ever obviously never saw "From Dusk Till Dawn".Although I was just a kid when the war in Vietnam was taking place,from what I've read and what older guys I know who WERE there have told me,I'd guess that "Spartans" is about as realistic,if not more so,than any of the other Nam pictures.Plus,it is an exciting,well-made movie with a good cast.Burt Lancaster at his worst?I hardly think so!

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Release date
- September 1, 1978 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Vietnamese
Also known as
- Die letzte Schlacht
Filming locations
- Valencia, California, USA
Production companies
- MarVista Entertainment
- Spartan Productions
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Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 54min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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