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Go Tell the Spartans (1978)

R | | Drama, War | 1 September 1978 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Ted Post

Writers:

Daniel Ford (novel), Wendell Mayes

Stars:

Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Jonathan Goldsmith | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Lancaster ... Maj. Asa Barker
Craig Wasson ... Cpl. Stephen Courcey
Jonathan Goldsmith ... Sgt. Oleonowski
Marc Singer ... Capt. Al Olivetti
Joe Unger ... Lt. Raymond Hamilton
Dennis Howard Dennis Howard ... Cpl. Abraham Lincoln
David Clennon ... Lt. Finley Wattsberg
Evan C. Kim Evan C. Kim ... Cowboy (as Evan Kim)
John Megna ... Cpl. Ackley
Hilly Hicks ... Signalman Toffee
Dolph Sweet ... Gen. Harnitz
Clyde Kusatsu ... Col. Minh
James Hong ... The Old Man
Denice Kumagai ... Butterfly
Tad Horino ... One-eyed man
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Storyline

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. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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vietnam | major | american | vietnam war | 1960s | See All (29) »

Taglines:

We're getting strafed, shelled, bombed and blasted. And it isn't even our damned war! See more »

Genres:

Drama | War

Certificate:

R | See all certifications »

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Ted Post convinced Avco Embassy Pictures to make the picture on a limited budget. See more »

Goofs

During the beginning of the movie, when the XO is showing Major Barker a map of MukWa, a microphone boom briefly appears at the bottom between them. See more »

Quotes

Maj. Asa Barker: Are you sure we're not in a looney bin? Sometimes I think we're in a goddamn looney bin!
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Featured in Hollywood Vietnam (2005) See more »

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I was there - this one is real.
1 August 1999 | by jacksonc – See all my reviews

There has been criticism of this movie as being dull and unrealistic (probably from someone who wasn't even born before the events depicted in the movie). Believe this: it shows things pretty much as they happened. Lancaster was never better. I recommend it without reservation.
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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Vietnamese

Release Date:

1 September 1978 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Go Tell the Spartans See more »

Filming Locations:

Valencia, California, USA
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Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

MarVista Entertainment, Spartan Productions See more »
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Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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