We Were Soldiers (2002)
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- R
- 2h 18min
- Action, Drama
- 01 Mar 2002 (USA)
- Movie
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Mel Gibson | ... |
Lt. Col. Hal Moore
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| Madeleine Stowe | ... |
Julie Moore
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| Greg Kinnear | ... |
Maj. Bruce Crandall
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| Sam Elliott | ... |
Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
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| Chris Klein | ... |
2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan
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| Keri Russell | ... |
Barbara Geoghegan
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| Barry Pepper | ... |
Joe Galloway
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| Duong Don | ... |
Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
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| Ryan Hurst | ... |
Sgt. Ernie Savage
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| Robert Bagnell | ... |
1st Lt. Charlie Hastings
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| Marc Blucas | ... |
2nd Lt. Henry Herrick
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| Josh Daugherty | ... |
Sp4 Robert Ouellette
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| Jsu Garcia | ... |
Capt. Tony Nadal
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| Jon Hamm | ... |
Capt. Matt Dillon
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| Clark Gregg | ... |
Capt. Tom Metsker
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| Desmond Harrington | ... |
Sp4 Bill Beck
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| Blake Heron | ... |
Sp4 Galen Bungum
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| Erik MacArthur | ... |
Sp4 Russell Adams
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| Dylan Walsh | ... |
Capt. Robert Edwards
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| Mark McCracken | ... |
Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman
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| Edwin EdVanzd | ... |
Pfc. Willie Godboldt
(as Edwin Morrow)
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| Brian Tee | ... |
Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
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| Sloane Momsen | ... |
Cecile Moore
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| Bellamy Young | ... |
Catherine Metsker
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| Simbi Kali | ... |
Alma Givens
(as Simbi Kali Williams)
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| Jim Grimshaw | ... |
Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard
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| Forry Smith | ... |
Sfc. Carl Palmer
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Steven Nelson | ... |
Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose
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| Vincent Angell | ... |
Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera
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| Michael Tomlinson | ... |
Col. Tim Brown
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| Keith Szarabajka | ... |
Diplomatic Spook
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| Tim Abell | ... |
Army Intelligence Officer
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| Patrick St. Esprit | ... |
General in Hallway
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Mike White | ... |
Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant
(as Michael John White)
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| Daniel Roebuck | ... |
Medevac CO
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Maia Lien | ... |
Army Wife
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Dan Beene | ... |
Cab Driver
(as Danny Beene)
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| Taylor Momsen | ... |
Daughter Julie Moore
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Joshua McLaurin | ... |
Greg Moore
(as Josh McLaurin)
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| Devon Werkheiser | ... |
Steve Moore
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| Luke Benward | ... |
David Moore
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| Billinjer C. Tran | ... |
Viet Minh Sergeant
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Vien Hong | ... |
Mr. Nik
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| Joseph Tran | ... |
NVA Prisoner
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| Joseph Hieu | ... |
NVA Officer
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| Lam Nguyen | ... |
NVA Soldier with Bayonet
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Diep Bui | ... |
NVA Wife
(as Zoë Bui)
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Andrew Wallace | ... |
French Bugler
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| Nicholas Hosking | ... |
French Captain
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| Michael Giordani | ... |
French Lieutenant
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| Shepard Koster | ... |
Reporter
(as Shep Koster)
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Kate Lombardi | ... |
Reporter
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Ingrid Semler | ... |
Reporter
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| Jason Powell | ... |
Sgt. Robert Stokes
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Doug C. Cook | ... |
Capt. Ray Lefebvre
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Sean Bunch | ... |
Trooper on Fire
(as Sean Thomas Bunch)
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| F. Lee Reynolds | ... |
Chopper Crewman
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Stephen Zapotoczny | ... |
Edwards' Radio Operator
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| Frank Kostenko Jr. | ... |
Foxhole Trooper
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| Ben Allison | ... |
Lt. Cochran (uncredited)
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| Brian Carpenter | ... |
Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited)
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Chris Cate | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| George Cheung | ... |
NVA Officer (uncredited)
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Greg Craft | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Donald DeNoyer | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Cliff Fleming | ... |
Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited)
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| Brendan Ford | ... |
Jump Coordinator (uncredited)
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Kelli Franklin | ... |
Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited)
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Christian Gibson | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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William Gibson | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Anthony Gilbert | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Justin Gordon | ... |
French Officer (uncredited)
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| Shannon M. Hart | ... |
Army Wife (uncredited)
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| Kimby Jagnandan | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Derrell Keith Lester | ... |
Black Private (uncredited)
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| Will Klipstine | ... |
Private Davey (uncredited)
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Matthew Lang | ... |
1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited)
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| Danny Le Boyer | ... |
Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Blake Lena | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Matt Mangum | ... |
Pvt. Soprano (uncredited)
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| Johnny Tri Nguyen | ... |
Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited)
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| Randy Oglesby | ... |
Lt. Col. List (uncredited)
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| Jonathan Parks Jordan | ... |
White Private (uncredited)
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John Paul Rice | ... |
Pvt. John Henry (uncredited)
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Keni Thomas | ... |
Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Phong Atwood Vo | ... |
North Vietnamese Soldier - South Vietnamese and vVillager (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Randall Wallace | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Harold G. Moore | ... | (book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young") (as Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore) and |
| Joseph Lee Galloway | ... | (book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young") (as Joseph L. Galloway) |
| Randall Wallace | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Eveleen Bandy | ... | associate producer |
| Bruce Davey | ... | producer (produced by) |
| William Hoy | ... | associate producer |
| Jim Lemley | ... | executive producer |
| Stephen McEveety | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Arne Schmidt | ... | executive producer (as Arne L. Schmidt) |
| Randall Wallace | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Danielle Lemmon Zapotoczny | ... | co-producer (as Danielle Lemmon) |
| Stephen Zapotoczny | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Nick Glennie-Smith | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Dean Semler | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Hoy | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Steve Bowen | ... | digital color timer |
| Adam M. Duthie | ... | assistant editor |
| Michael Healey | ... | colorist |
| 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) |
Casting By
| Cathy Sandrich Gelfond | ... | (casting by) |
| Amanda Mackey | ... | (casting by) (as Amanda Mackey Johnson) |
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 Buckwalter Miller | ... | key hair stylist (as Beth Miller) |
| Michael Mills | ... | character makeup creator / makeup supervisor |
| Susan 'Star' Orr | ... | additional |
| Craig Reardon | ... | key makeup artist |
| Dawn Turner | ... | hair stylist |
| 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) |
| Rajeev Malhotra | ... | additional post-production supervisor (uncredited) |
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) / first assistant director: second unit (as Lars Winther) |
Art Department
| Douglas Beale | ... | greensman (as Douglas Beal) |
| Richard J. Bell | ... | greensman |
| Scott Cockerell | ... | property assistant: second unit |
| Stan Cockerell | ... | assistant property master (as Stan W. Cockerell) |
| Richard Colwell | ... | scenic artist: Georgia |
| Daniel B. Foster | ... | set dresser: Georgia |
| Melissa Frye | ... | scenic artist: Georgia (as Melissa A. Frye) |
| Bryan D. Garofalo | ... | property assistant (as Bryan Garofalo) |
| Rick Glenn | ... | set dresser |
| Chuck Herrmann | ... | assistant property master: second unit |
| Bryan Hill | ... | set dresser |
| Bill Iiams | ... | construction coordinator |
| Ed Jones | ... | greensman |
| Richard W. Jones | ... | greensman (as Rick Jones) |
| Tyler Kettenburg | ... | set dresser |
| C.J. Maguire | ... | assistant property master |
| Kevin Mangan | ... | greensman |
| John Mann | ... | storyboard artist |
| Naaman Marshall | ... | set designer |
| Tom Miller | ... | property assistant |
| Robert Tate Nichols | ... | set dresser: Georgia |
| William Scot Noonan | ... | labor foreperson: Georgia |
| Dan Ondrejko | ... | greens supervisor (as Danny Ondrejko) |
| Jose Orozco | ... | greensman |
| Erik Polczwartek | ... | set dresser |
| Mark Rasmussen | ... | construction foreperson |
| Wendy Richardson | ... | chief art department coordinator |
| Rich Romig | ... | set designer (as Richard Romig) / set designer: Georgia |
| Nicholas Rymond | ... | set dresser (as Nick Rymond) |
| Greg Sanger | ... | lead man |
| Ralph Sarabia | ... | paint 2nd |
| Clint Schultz | ... | graphic designer |
| Terry J. Smith | ... | labor foreperson: Georgia |
| Dan Sweetman | ... | storyboard artist |
| Jeffrey Thomas | ... | greensman (as Jeff Thomas) |
| Lance Totten | ... | set dresser: Georgia (as C. Lance Totten) |
| James F. Truesdale | ... | art director: Georgia |
| David Tully | ... | greensman (as David V. Tully) |
| Joshua Warner | ... | on-set dresser (as Josh Warner) |
| Karl J. Weschta | ... | property assistant: second unit |
| Dean Wilson | ... | property master: second unit |
| Jim Zemansky | ... | property master |
| Carlo Basail | ... | greens foreman (uncredited) |
| Randy Bobbitt | ... | set decoration coordinator (uncredited) |
| Christopher Carlson | ... | assistant decorator (uncredited) |
| Gary Clark | ... | head paint foreman (uncredited) |
| James Diggs | ... | stand-by painter (uncredited) |
| Daren Dochterman | ... | production illustrator (uncredited) |
| Werner Hoetzinger | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Alba Leone | ... | buyer: Georgia (uncredited) |
| Peter McGoran | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| William Scot Noonan | ... | labor foreman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Steve Bartkowicz | ... | sound engineer |
| Heidi Bender | ... | field recordist |
| Lon Bender | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Tim Boggs | ... | adr editor |
| Weldon Brown | ... | adr mixer |
| Claudia Carle | ... | adr recordist |
| Matt Colleran | ... | sound recordist |
| Tim Cooney | ... | production sound mixer |
| John DiSante | ... | cable person |
| Victor Ray Ennis | ... | supervising assistant sound editor |
| Marc Fishman | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Paul Flinchbaugh | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Nerses Gezalyan | ... | foley mixer |
| Hector C. Gika | ... | sound effects editor (as Hector Gika) |
| Ann Hadsell | ... | adr mixer |
| Gregory Hainer | ... | sound effects editor (as Greg Hainer) |
| Michael Hertlein | ... | dialogue editor (as Mike Hertlein) |
| Jeffrey A. Humphreys | ... | cable person |
| Craig Jurkiewicz | ... | foley editor |
| Michael Keller | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Randy Kelley | ... | sound effects editor |
| David Kudell | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Peter J. Lehman | ... | sound effects editor |
| Kimaree Long | ... | dialogue editor |
| James Moriana | ... | foley walker (as James M. Moriana) |
| Mark Ormandy | ... | field recordist |
| Willard Overstreet | ... | foley editor |
| Kelly Oxford | ... | supervising adr editor |
| Michelle Pazer | ... | adr editor |
| Andy Potvin | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Michael A. Reagan | ... | sound effects editor (as Mike Reagan) |
| Geoffrey G. Rubay | ... | sound designer |
| Kevin Sorensen | ... | boom operator |
| Wylie Stateman | ... | foley supervisor |
| Mark P. Stoeckinger | ... | sound designer (as Mark Stoeckinger) / supervising sound editor (as Mark Stoeckinger) |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | ... | foley walker |
| Mark Choi | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Richard Dwan Jr. | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Michael McNerney | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Magic A. Moreno | ... | Mag and Opticle Transfer Engineer (uncredited) |
| Perry Robertson | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Kevin Sorensen | ... | sound mixer: second unit (uncredited) |
| Bruce Tanis | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Brian "Pyro" Adams | ... | special effects |
| Stan Blackwell | ... | special effects foreperson |
| Joel P. Blanchard | ... | special effects technician |
| Thomas M. Craven | ... | special effects technician |
| Steve Dearth | ... | special effects technician (as Steven Dearth) |
| Dominik Dugandzic | ... | special effects technician |
| Terry Erickson | ... | special effects technician |
| John Fagan | ... | special effects technician |
| Jeff Frink | ... | special effects technician (as Jeffrey Frink) |
| Steve Galich | ... | special effects foreperson |
| Scott Garcia | ... | special effects technician |
| Jeremy Hays | ... | special effects technician |
| Kelly Kerby | ... | special effects foreperson |
| Randy Krohmer | ... | special effects technician |
| Matthew Lillis | ... | special effects technician |
| Paul J. Lombardi | ... | special effects coordinator (as Paul Lombardi) |
| Ronald W. Mathews | ... | special effects |
| Scott D. Mattson | ... | special effects technician |
| Jeff Miller | ... | special effects technician |
| Stephen D. Moore | ... | special effects |
| George Paine | ... | special effects technician |
| David Peterson | ... | special effects foreperson |
| Jeff Rand | ... | special effects technician |
| Scott Roark | ... | special effects |
| Shawn Ronzio | ... | special effects |
| Parry Willard | ... | special effects technician (as Parry D. Willard) |
| Dick Wood | ... | special effects supervisor (as Richard S. Wood) |
| Ian Eyre | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
| Edward Gettis | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Russ Herpich | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Chris Jones | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
| G. Peter King | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Daniel P. Murphy | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Brendon O'Dell | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Jake Valdez | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
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 | ... | project manager: efilm (as Terra Bliss-Alvarez) |
| 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 |
| Ken 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 |
| Evangeline Monroy | ... | assistant to visual effects executive producer |
| 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 Alec Stern | ... | 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) |
| Howard Chris | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Tom Daws | ... | inferno artist (uncredited) |
| Thomas R. Dickens | ... | lead prop modeler: missiles, Digital Domain (uncredited) |
| Joshua Doud | ... | Data Integration Artist (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) |
| Nick Swartz | ... | tape operator (uncredited) |
| Richard Wardlow | ... | technical director: Digital Domain (uncredited) |
| Bjorn Zipprich | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Todd Bryant | ... | stunts |
| Richard Bucher | ... | stunts |
| Matt Byrne | ... | stunts |
| Mark Chadwick | ... | stunts |
| Andy Cheng | ... | stunts (as Andy Cheng) |
| Max Daniels | ... | stunt performer |
| Mark De Alessandro | ... | stunts |
| Thomas DuPont | ... | stunts |
| Kiante Elam | ... | stunts (as Kiante K. Elam) |
| Kofi Elam | ... | stunts |
| Michael Endoso | ... | utility stunts |
| Jonathan Eusebio | ... | stunts |
| Eddie J. Fernandez | ... | stunts (as Eddie Fernandez) |
| Tom Gianelli | ... | stunts (as Tom Jo-Jo Gianelli) |
| Lance Gilbert | ... | co-stunt coordinator |
| Al Goto | ... | stunts |
| Allan Graf | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Tad Griffith | ... | stunts |
| Steven Ho | ... | stunts (as Steven W. Ho) |
| Chuck Hosack | ... | stunts |
| Yoshio Iizuka | ... | stunt performer |
| Steve Martinez | ... | stunts |
| Eddie Matthews | ... | stunts |
| Dustin Meier | ... | stunts / utility stunts |
| John Meier | ... | stunts |
| Johnny Tri Nguyen | ... | stunts (as Johnny Nguyen) |
| Hugh Aodh O'Brien | ... | stunts |
| Jim Palmer | ... | stunts |
| Eddie Perez | ... | stunts |
| Casey Pieretti | ... | stunts |
| Stuart Quan | ... | stunts |
| Kevin Reid | ... | stunts |
| Simon Rhee | ... | stunts |
| Justin Riemer | ... | stunts (as Justin Reimer) |
| Mario Roberts | ... | stunts |
| Gilbert Rosales | ... | stunts |
| Spencer Sano | ... | stunts |
| Lincoln Simonds | ... | stunts |
| Steve Stafford | ... | aerial stunts: helicopter pilot |
| C.C. Taylor | ... | stunts |
| Matthew Taylor | ... | stunts (as Matt Taylor) |
| Pete Turner | ... | stunts |
| Jon Valera | ... | stunts |
| Scott Waugh | ... | stunts |
| Danny Wong | ... | stunts |
| Tsuyoshi Abe | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Robert Alonzo | ... | utility stunts (uncredited) |
| Brian Avery | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Sean Bunch | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Arnold Chon | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Steve M. Davison | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jayson Dumenigo | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tanner Gill | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Steven D. Ito | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Hiro Koda | ... | utility stunts (uncredited) |
| John Koyama | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Paul Lacovara | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Lin Oeding | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jon Sakata | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Mike Smith | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Charles A. Tam | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Stan Tinay | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary Toy | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary J. Wayton | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Alex Wen | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Billy Wong | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lloyd Ahern II | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Mike Akins | ... | assistant chief rigging electrician: Georgia (as Michael Akins) |
| Miles Anderson | ... | gaffer: second unit |
| Danny Barfield | ... | grip |
| Paul F. Barron | ... | grip: second unit |
| Micah Y. Bisagni | ... | film loader (as Micah Bisagni) |
| Kirk Bloom | ... | second assistant camera: second unit (as Kirk L. Bloom) |
| Kevin Boyd | ... | key video assist operator |
| Jerry G. Callaway | ... | camera operator: "c" camera |
| Stuart Campbell | ... | second assistant camera: "c" camera (as Stuart D. Campbell) |
| Michael Cassidy | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (as Mike Cassidy) |
| Michael P. Catanzarite | ... | grip |
| Michael A. Chavez | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Charles S. Colegrove | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Mark Connelly | ... | film loader |
| Ron Cooney | ... | first company grip: second unit (as Ronn Cooney) |
| Steven Cueva | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Mike Culp | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Thomas A. Curran | ... | grip |
| Shawn Duchscherer | ... | electrician |
| Doug Ednie | ... | electrician |
| Eddie Evans | ... | rigging grip: Georgia (as Eddie W. Evans) |
| Michael Fedack | ... | rigging grip: Georgia |
| Danny Fowler | ... | electrician: Georgia |
| Chris Garcia | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Jason Gary | ... | grip |
| Todd M. Gavin | ... | second assistant camera: second unit (as Todd Gavin) |
| Michael Gershman | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| James J. Gilson | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Kirk Greenberg | ... | rigging grip |
| Jeff Hale | ... | rigging grip |
| Paul Hamacher | ... | dolly grip operator: second unit (as Paul B. Hamacher) |
| Dennis Hammermeister | ... | video assist operator |
| Kim Heath | ... | first company rigging grip / key rigging grip |
| Michael Herron | ... | video assist operator: second unit |
| Jeff 'Moose' Howery | ... | dolly grip (as J. 'Moose' Howery) |
| Matt Jackson | ... | grip |
| Casey Jones | ... | dolly grip operator: second unit (as Casey P. Jones) |
| Perry Karidis | ... | grip: second unit |
| David Katz | ... | video assist operator: second unit |
| Mark La Bonge | ... | camera operator: second unit (as Mark Labonge) |
| Brian Marincic | ... | rigging grip (as Bryan Marincic) |
| Joe Martens | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| John Martens | ... | chief rigging electrician |
| Fred L. McLane | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Richard Merryman | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit |
| Bill Morris | ... | second company grip: second unit |
| John Murphy | ... | dolly grip (as John W. Murphy) |
| Reggie Newkirk | ... | first assistant camera: "c" camera (as Reginald J. Newkirk) |
| Kevin Nieliwocki | ... | second company grip: second unit |
| David B. Nowell | ... | aerial camera operator |
| John O'Connor | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Mark O'Kane | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Sean J. O'Shea | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (as Sean O'Shea) |
| Frank Parrish | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Frank D. Parrish) |
| William 'Bear' Paul | ... | first company grip |
| William Eddie Paul | ... | second company grip |
| Beau Damon Richards | ... | electrician |
| Craig Steven Riley | ... | dolly grip |
| Tony Rivetti | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Ingrid Semler | ... | camera loader |
| Rick Senteno | ... | assistant chief rigging electrician |
| Scott Smith | ... | film loader: second unit |
| Clifford Speary | ... | dolly grip operator: second unit |
| Tim Spicka | ... | grip: second unit |
| John E. Stephens | ... | grip: Georgia |
| Kevin Stewart | ... | second company rigging grip (as Kevin M. Stewart) |
| John Stradling | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Steve Sudge | ... | electrician: Georgia |
| Paul Theriault | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Neil Toussaint | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Stephen Vaughan | ... | still photographer (as Stephen S. Vaughan) |
| Kelly Way | ... | electrician |
| Scott Whitbread | ... | film loader: second unit (as Scott A. Whitbread) |
| Steve Zigler | ... | electrician: Georgia |
| Tom Bradley | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Tony Bryan | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Richard Brooks Burton | ... | aerial first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Glenn Cannon | ... | video assist operator: second unit (uncredited) |
| Jason Dannenberg | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Ron Goodman | ... | camera operator: SpaceCam (uncredited) |
| Michael Guthrie | ... | key grip: second unit (uncredited) |
| Darren Langer | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Lanius | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Eric Leftridge | ... | additional assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Peter McAdams | ... | best boy grip: second unit (uncredited) |
| Greg Morse | ... | 24 frame video operator (uncredited) |
| Andrew Osborne | ... | assistant camera: second unit (uncredited) |
| Kelly Price | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Mike Simko | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Randy Tharpe | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Mark Walpole | ... | camera loader: Washington D.C. (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 | ... | voice casting |
| Wendy Weidman | ... | casting associate |
| Anthony Gilbert | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
| Christopher Gray | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
| Kim McCray | ... | casting assistant: Georgia (uncredited) |
| Kim Petrosky | ... | casting: Georgia (uncredited) |
| Rebecca Quick | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Bryan C. Winn | ... | 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) |
| Suzy Perry | ... | 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) |
| Critter Pierce | ... | tailor (uncredited) |
| Linda N. Robinson | ... | tailor (uncredited) |
| Kate Sawyer | ... | seamstress (uncredited) |
| Mark Walcott | ... | set costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Steve Dirkes | ... | assistant location manager: Georgia |
| Tyler Elliott | ... | assistant location manager |
| Carol Flaisher | ... | location manager |
| David Israel | ... | location manager (as David R. Israel) |
| Phill Kane | ... | assistant location manager (as Phil Kane) |
| Maida N. Morgan | ... | location manager |
| David Berthiaume | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
| Stephen Dirkes | ... | assistant location manager (uncredited) |
| Steve Dirkes | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
| Katherine Dorrer | ... | assistant location manager: Washington DC (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Catherine Bott | ... | musician: soprano |
| Nick Glennie-Smith | ... | conductor |
| Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Ashley Irwin | ... | orchestrator |
| Malcolm Luker | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Maurice Murphy | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Laura Perlman | ... | music editor |
| Jamie Talbot | ... | tenor saxophone |
| Lawrence Wallington | ... | singer |
| Gavyn Wright | ... | orchestra leader |
| Warren Zielinski | ... | musician: violin |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Karen Han | ... | musician: erhu solo (uncredited) |
| Bart Hendrickson | ... | additional composer: score (uncredited) |
| Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Michael Lustig | ... | music consultant (uncredited) |
| Everton Nelson | ... | violin (uncredited) |
| Lee Scott | ... | music editor: temp music (uncredited) |
| Bruce White | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sherry Gallarneau | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
| Cate Hardman | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Charley Bob Burnham | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Edward O'Neal | ... | transportation co-captain / transportation co-captain: Georgia |
| Teddy J. Ritchie | ... | transportation captain: Georgia (as Teddy J. Richie) |
| Thomas P. Siemen | ... | transportation (as Tom Siemens) |
| Lee Stepp | ... | transportation captain |
| Morris Aroesti | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Lance Cherniet | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Michael Coady | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Edward Cook | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Tina Peterson | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Yvette Peterson | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Windi Robinson | ... | driver: cast trailer (uncredited) |
| Christina Rollo | ... | transportation office administrator (uncredited) |
| Patricia Sammons | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Roland Spence | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Hank Van Apeldoorn | ... | driver: Georgia (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Emily Aaronson | ... | set production assistant |
| Rachel Aberly | ... | unit publicist |
| Co-Co Aiello-Younger | ... | second assistant auditor (as Coleen 'Co-Co' Aiello) |
| Brian L. Aultman | ... | production assistant: Georgia |
| Bruce Benson | ... | pilot |
| Matthew Bernsen | ... | set production assistant |
| Tucker Bowen | ... | production assistant |
| Kaelee Brown | ... | set production assistant |
| Jamie Carmichael | ... | Head of Sales: Icon Entertainment International |
| Cory Cate | ... | set production assistant: Georgia |
| Erin Colbert | ... | production assistant |
| Bruce P. Crandall | ... | consultant: Huey helicopter |
| Robert Dawson | ... | title designer |
| Matt DiFranco | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Benjamin Epps | ... | assistant: Mr. Gibson |
| Josh Ernstrom | ... | set production assistant |
| Gary Ferrel | ... | co-pilot |
| Nicholas Fitzgerald | ... | production assistant: second unit (as Nicholas S. Fitzgerald) |
| Vincent Joseph Flaherty | ... | weapons armorer (as Vincent Flaherty) / weapons specialist (as Vincent Flaherty) |
| Cliff Fleming | ... | aerial coordinator |
| Cory Fleming | ... | co-pilot |
| Kathy Leigh Fleming | ... | production coordinator: aerial unit |
| Tim Fleming | ... | co-pilot |
| Seth Fortin | ... | production assistant: Georgia |
| Joseph Lee Galloway | ... | consultant (as Joseph L. Galloway) |
| James W. Gavin | ... | pilot |
| James Gerlach | ... | pilot (as Jim Gerlach) |
| Al Guthery | ... | pilot |
| Jalyn Henton | ... | office production assistant |
| Robert Hepburn | ... | medic: second unit (as Robert E. Hepburn) |
| Pamela Hilse | ... | travel coordinator (as Pam Hilse) |
| Steve Hinton | ... | pilot |
| Ethan Jensen | ... | co-pilot |
| Keii Johnston | ... | co-pilot |
| Paul Kane | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Steve Karnes | ... | weapons armorer |
| Dea Valentin Kristensen | ... | animal trainer |
| Shauna L. Kroen | ... | production accountant |
| Paul Lowe | ... | medic |
| Jill Rytie Lutz | ... | assistant: Mr. Wallace (as Jill Rytie) |
| Loren MacDonald | ... | set production assistant |
| Ruth Maehara | ... | second assistant auditor (as Ruth T. Maehara) |
| Christos Michaels | ... | business and legal affairs for Icon Entertainment International |
| Joan Johnson Miller | ... | assistant to producer (as Joan Johnson) |
| Harold G. Moore | ... | consultant (as Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore) |
| Kara Nelson | ... | production assistant |
| Rick Ojeda | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Michael Papac | ... | master armorer |
| Jason Powell | ... | technical advisor: military |
| John Radcliff | ... | production assistant |
| Chad Rivetti | ... | stabilized remote head technician (as Chad L. Rivetti) |
| Dan Rudert | ... | co-pilot |
| Joe Rystrom | ... | medic |
| Janell M. Sammelman | ... | set production assistant (as Janell Sammelman) |
| Chris Saunders | ... | pilot |
| John T. Scanlon | ... | pilot (as John Scanlon) |
| Kristine Schroeder | ... | studio teacher: Georgia |
| Myke Schwartz | ... | co-pilot |
| Gary Sewell | ... | assistant auditor: Georgia |
| Rick Shuster | ... | pilot (as Rick Schuster) |
| Robert Sica | ... | weapons armorer |
| Morgan Smith | ... | set production assistant |
| Steve Stafford | ... | co-pilot |
| Amy Lowe Starbin | ... | set production assistant: Georgia (as Amy Lowe) |
| Haley Sweet | ... | production coordinator (as Haley B. Sweet) |
| Stan Swofford | ... | medic: Georgia |
| Keni Thomas | ... | military advisor: second unit |
| Dan Tipton | ... | production assistant |
| Roland Tomforde | ... | set production assistant |
| Tara Tovarek | ... | production assistant: Georgia |
| Jason Tracey | ... | assistant: Ms. Lemmon and Mr. Zapotoczny |
| Marc Turchin | ... | set production assistant: Georgia |
| Dana Kristen Vahle | ... | pilot (as Dirk Vahle) |
| Bonnie F. Watkins | ... | assistant: Mr. Davey |
| Michele Wolkoff | ... | assistant: Mr. Lemley |
| Michele Wright | ... | second assistant auditor (as Michelle Wright) |
| Heather Wusterbarth | ... | set production assistant |
| Sandra L. Yeary | ... | first assistant auditor (as Sandra Yeary) |
| Kristina Abbott | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Julie Adams | ... | dialect coach: Mel Gibson (uncredited) |
| Justin Blampied | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
| Vanna Bonta | ... | additional voices (uncredited) |
| Josef Brandmaier | ... | sale and leaseback finance (uncredited) |
| RJ Casey | ... | military advisor (uncredited) |
| Paul Davison | ... | technical advisor: military (uncredited) |
| James D. Dever | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) / technical advisor: military (uncredited) |
| Cliff Fleming | ... | aerial unit director (uncredited) |
| Anthony Gilbert | ... | set coordinator (uncredited) |
| Kevin Gugle | ... | intern (uncredited) |
| Michael J. Harker | ... | completion bond representative (uncredited) |
| Vien Hong | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
| Ehren Koepf | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Katie McCaffrey | ... | assistant production coordinator: Central California (uncredited) |
| Stephen McCurry | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Cathy Schweickhardt | ... | first assistant accountant (uncredited) |
| Thomas Shull | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Susan Van Apeldoorn | ... | craft service: Georgia (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Chip Colbert | ... | acknowledgement: army technical advisor (as Cpt. Chip Colbert) |
| William F. Homann | ... | acknowledgement: Department of Defense (as SFC William F. Homann) |
| John LeMoyne | ... | special thanks: U.S. Army Public Affairs - Los Angeles branch (as General John LeMoyne) |
| Philip M. Strub | ... | acknowledgement: Department of Defense |
Production Companies
- Icon Entertainment International
- Motion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KG
- StudioCanal
- Wheelhouse Entertainment
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (2002) (United States) (theatrical)
- Bac Films (2002) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films AB (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Nu Visión de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Australia) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Sogefilms S.A. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Concorde Filmverleih (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Film (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Odeon (2002) (Greece)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2004) (United States) (tv) (network premiere)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (limited edition steelbook)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- RCV Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (video)
- 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)
- FOX (2016) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Medusa Distribuzione (Italy) (theatrical)
- 7Mate (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- CBS (2006) (United States) (tv) (network television premiere)
- Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
- Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- Pluto TV (2023) (United States) (video)
- Soyuz Video (Russia) (VHS)
Special Effects
- CIS Hollywood (additional visual effects)
- Cinesite (Hollywood) (additional visual effects and animation)
- Digital Domain (special visual effects and digital animation)
- Full Scale Effects
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (music recorded at)
- All Seasons Transport (craft service)
- Asylum VFX (main titles)
- 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)
- DTS (acknowledgement)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (color)
- Dolby Digital (in selected theatres)
- EFILM (digital film mastering)
- Global Music Service (music copyist)
- Global Music Service (music preparation)
- 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)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Soldier Props (costumes)
- Sony Music Soundtrax (soundtrack published by)
- Soundelux (sound services)
- The Hopeful Dog Cafe (craft service: Georgia)
- The London Session Orchestra (music performed by)
- Todd-AO Studios (sound services)
- Tomkats Catering (catering)
- Truck Brokers (logistics management)
- U.S. Army (special thanks)
- UCLA Film and Television Archive (archive footage)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A telling of the 1st Battalion, 7 Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division's battle against overwhelming odds in the Ia Drang valley of Vietnam in 1965. Seen through the eyes of the battalion's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore (played by Mel Gibson), we see him take command of the battalion and its preparations to go into Vietnam. We also see how the French had, years earlier, been defeated in the same area. The battle was to be the first major engagement between U.S. and N.V.A. forces in South Vietnam, and showed the use of helicopters as mobility providers and assault support aircraft. Written by grantss |
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| Taglines | Father. Husband. Brother. No man is just a soldier. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $75,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $20,212,543, 03 Mar 2002 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $36,538,066, 04 Jul 2002 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Sam Elliott became so close to the real Basil L. Plumley and his family that during Plumley's funeral with military honors Elliott sat in the front row beside Plumley's daughter as she received the folded flag. See more » |
| Goofs | Contrary to what's shown in the movie, Lieutenant Henry Herrick and 2nd Platoon did not recklessly charge after a lone NVA soldier, but were in fact ordered to advance out to the flank by Captain John Herren and did so in a disciplined manner. At one point, when coming to the clearing shown in the film, Herrick stopped and radioed back on whether or not he should continue through it or go around it, which was when he and his men were attacked by the NVA. It was also Herrick's platoon that inflicted the first casualties on the NVA in said attack, not the other way around as shown in the movie. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in We Were Soldiers/40 Days and 40 Nights/Queen of the Damned (2002). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hold On I'm Coming See more » |
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Lt. Colonel Hal Moore:
[Hal Moore speaks to his men before going into battle]
Look around you. In the 7th cavalry, we've got a captain from the Ukraine; another from Puerto Rico. We've got Japanese, Chinese, Blacks, Hispanics, Cherokee Indians. Jews and Gentiles. All Americans. Now here in the states, some of you in this unit may have experienced discrimination because of race or creed. But for you and me now, all that is gone. We're moving into the valley of the shadow of death, where you will watch the back of the man next to you, as he will watch yours. And you won't care what color he is, or by what name he calls God. They say we're leaving home. We're going to what home was always supposed to be. Now let us understand the situation. We are going into battle against a tough and determined enemy. [pauses] Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I can't promise you that I will bring you all home alive. But this I swear, before you and before Almighty God, that when we go into battle, I will be the first to set foot on the field, and I will be the last to step off, and I will leave no one behind. Dead or alive, we will all come home together. So help me, God. See more » |