We Were Soldiers... Movie (2002)
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.
A telling of the 1st Battalion, 7 Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division's battle against overwhelming odds in the La Drang valley of Vietnam in 1965. Seen through the eyes of the battalion's commander, Lt. Col. 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 US and NVA forces in Vietnam and showed the use of helicopters as mobility providers and assault support aircraft.
A telling of the 1st Battalion, 7 Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division's battle against overwhelming odds in the La Drang valley of Vietnam in 1965. Seen through the eyes of the battalion's commander, Lt. Col. 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 US and NVA forces in Vietnam and showed the use of helicopters as mobility providers and assault support aircraft.
Movie Comments & Discussion
One of the most real films about Viet Nam! This tells the story of the 7th Cav's engagement with the North Vietnamese, Nov 1965. Hal Moore was one of the adviser's for the movie, and proclaimed, this was one they got right.
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A telling of the 1st Battalion, 7 Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division's battle against overwhelming odds in the La Drang valley of Vietnam in 1965. Seen through the eyes of the battalion's commander, Lt. Col. 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 US and NVA forces in Vietnam and showed the use of helicopters as mobility providers and assault support aircraft.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 2:18 hours
- Genre: Action, Drama, History
- Director: Randall Wallace
- Writer: Harold G. Moore (book), Joseph L. Galloway (book), Randall Wallace (screenplay)
- Actors: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott
- Language: English, Vietnamese, French
- Country: USA, Germany
- Awards: 3 wins & 5 nominations
- Production Company: Paramount Pictures
- ASIN: B000J1AGQI
- Year Released: 2002
- Release Date: Feb 28, 2002
- DVD Date: Aug 19, 2002
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