We Were Soldiers

Movie

2002

2h 18m

English

Action, History, War

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The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

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We Were Soldiers

Movie

2002

2h 18m

English

Action, History, War

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The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

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Mel Gibson

Lt. Col. Hal Moore

Greg Kinnear

Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall

Madeleine Stowe

Julie Moore

Sam Elliott

Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

Chris Klein

2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan

Barbara Geoghegan

Joe Galloway

Capt. Tom Metsker

2nd Lt. Henry Herrick

Jsu Garcia

Capt. Tony Nadal

Robert Bagnell

1st Lt. Charlie Hastings

Sp4 Galen Bungum

Sp4 Robert Ouellette

Capt. Matt Dillon

Capt. Robert Edwards

Sp4 Russell Adams

Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman

Desmond Harrington

Sp4 Bill Beck

Duong Don

Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An

Sgt. Ernie Savage

Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama

Cecile Moore

Catherine Metsker

Alma Givens

Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard

Directed By: Randall Wallace

Written By: Randall Wallace (Screenplay), Harold G. Moore (Novel), + 1 more

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gahudnall-deleted-1490229630 says...

11 years ago

Hud Sr classic

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ziggymacarthur says...

5 months ago

I give it a 7 for the over the top action sequences, but a 3 for anything NOT related to the war scenes. Patriotic, hokey, norman Rockwell sentiments of America that are disgustingly mawkish as they as cliche.

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$hubes says...

3 years ago

One of the best military stories ever portrayed. Found myself fighting back tears at several points in the movie, probably because I'm a combat veteran and I know the anguish and hopelessness these guys were portraying. This has to rank among my favorites of all times. Definitely worth watching even though it's 2+ hours in length.

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Narate says...

2 years ago

>"I wonder what was going through Custer's mind when he realized that he'd led his men into a slaughter?" A lot of war movies show how America is the best and are heroes, but I like that this showed both sides of the story and how they tried to make it look like America won. Innocents sent to die for nothing and were never appreciated when they got home, and Mel Gibson conveys that emotion so well with just a few expressions in his face.

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2 years ago

Mel Gibson ("Col. Moore") takes charge of training for, and then execution of, a perilous operation in the Vietnamese highlands in 1965. We know from the start of the film how difficult that task is going to be - the previous French troops met with ruthless treatment at the hands of the N.V.A. and s More

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