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We Were Soldiers( 2002)

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400 U.S paratroopers. 4,000 Vietnamese soldiers. 12,000 miles away from home. 1 man led them into battle.

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mel Gibson

      Lt. Col. Hal Moore

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      Madeleine Stowe

      Julie Moore

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      Greg Kinnear

      Maj. Bruce 'Snake' 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

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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 Khali

      Alma Givens

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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

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      Daniel Roebuck

      Medevac CO

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      Maia Lien

      Army Wife

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      Dan Beene

      Cab Driver

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      Taylor Momsen

      Daughter Julie Moore

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      Joshua McLaurin

      Greg Moore

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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

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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

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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

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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 (archive footage) (uncredited)

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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 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 Villager (voice) (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 02 2022
    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 so "Moore" and his motivational deputy "Crandall" (Greg Kinnear) know that they are going to have their work cut out for them. Their mission is to combat an enemy with overwhelming superiority of numbers and try to capture and hold a mountain. Needless to say, their hosts are none too keen on that a p...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    75000000.00

    Revenue

    114660784.00

    Keywords

    • vietnam war
    • vietnam veteran
    • hero
    • army
    • based on novel or book
    • steel helmet
    • missile
    • based on true story
    • major
    • soldier
    • explosion
    • battle
    • bayonet
    • death
    • military
    • vietnamese
    • 1960s
    • soldiers
    • war