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We Were Soldiers

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

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

Release Date : 2002-03-01

Language :EnglishVietnameseFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Wheelhouse EntertainmentIcon Entertainment InternationalMotion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KGParamount PicturesIcon Productions

Production Country : GermanyUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : We Were Soldiers (2002)

Cast

Character Name : Lt. Col. Hal Moore

Original Name : Mel Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie Moore

Original Name : Madeleine Stowe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall

Original Name : Greg Kinnear

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

Original Name : Sam Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan

Original Name : Chris Klein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbara Geoghegan

Original Name : Keri Russell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joe Galloway

Original Name : Barry Pepper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An

Original Name : Duong Don

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Ernie Savage

Original Name : Ryan Hurst

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings

Original Name : Robert Bagnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick

Original Name : Marc Blucas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sp4 Robert Ouellette

Original Name : Josh Daugherty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Tony Nadal

Original Name : Jsu Garcia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Matt Dillon

Original Name : Jon Hamm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Tom Metsker

Original Name : Clark Gregg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sp4 Bill Beck

Original Name : Desmond Harrington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sp4 Galen Bungum

Original Name : Blake Heron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sp4 Russell Adams

Original Name : Erik MacArthur

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Robert Edwards

Original Name : Dylan Walsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman

Original Name : Mark McCracken

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pfc. Willie Godboldt

Original Name : Edwin EdVanzd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama

Original Name : Brian Tee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cecile Moore

Original Name : Sloane Momsen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Catherine Metsker

Original Name : Bellamy Young

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alma Givens

Original Name : Simbi Khali

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard

Original Name : Jim Grimshaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sfc. Carl Palmer

Original Name : Forry Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose

Original Name : Steven Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera

Original Name : Vincent Angell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Col. Tim Brown

Original Name : Michael Tomlinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diplomatic Spook

Original Name : Keith Szarabajka

Gender : Male

Character Name : Army Intelligence Officer

Original Name : Tim Abell

Gender : Male

Character Name : General in Hallway

Original Name : Patrick St. Esprit

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant

Original Name : Mike White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medevac CO

Original Name : Daniel Roebuck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Army Wife

Original Name : Maia Lien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Dan Beene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daughter Julie Moore

Original Name : Taylor Momsen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Greg Moore

Original Name : Joshua McLaurin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve Moore

Original Name : Devon Werkheiser

Gender : Male

Character Name : David Moore

Original Name : Luke Benward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Viet Minh Sergeant

Original Name : Billinjer C. Tran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Nik

Original Name : Vien Hong

Gender : Male

Character Name : NVA Prisoner

Original Name : Joseph Tran

Gender : Male

Character Name : NVA Officer

Original Name : Joseph Hieu

Gender : Male

Character Name : NVA Soldier with Bayonet

Original Name : Lam Nguyen

Gender : Male

Character Name : NVA Wife

Original Name : Diep Bui

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Bugler

Original Name : Andrew Wallace

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Captain

Original Name : Nicholas Hosking

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Lieutenant

Original Name : Michael Giordani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Shepard Koster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Kate Lombardi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Ingrid Semler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Robert Stokes

Original Name : Jason Powell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Ray Lefebvre

Original Name : Doug C. Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trooper on Fire

Original Name : Sean Bunch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chopper Crewman

Original Name : F. Lee Reynolds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edwards' Radio Operator

Original Name : Stephen Zapotoczny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Foxhole Trooper

Original Name : Frank Kostenko Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Cochran (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Allison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited)

Original Name : Brian Carpenter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Cate

Gender : Male

Character Name : NVA Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : 張佐治

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Greg Craft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald DeNoyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited)

Original Name : Cliff Fleming

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jump Coordinator (uncredited)

Original Name : Brendan Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited)

Original Name : Kelli Franklin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Christian Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : William Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Gilbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Justin Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Army Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Shannon M. Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Kimby Jagnandan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Lyndon B. Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Private (uncredited)

Original Name : Derrell Keith Lester

Gender : Male

Character Name : Private Davey (uncredited)

Original Name : Will Klipstine

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited)

Original Name : Matthew Lang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny Le Boyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Blake Lena

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pvt. Soprano (uncredited)

Original Name : Matt Mangum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Nguyen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Col. List (uncredited)

Original Name : Randy Oglesby

Gender : Male

Character Name : White Private (uncredited)

Original Name : Jonathan Parks Jordan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pvt. John Henry (uncredited)

Original Name : John Paul Rice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Keni Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : North Vietnamese Soldier - South Vietnamese and Villager (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Phong Atwood Vo

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-02

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 plan and what ensues is a brutally depicted, bloody and gory, series of well photographed combat scenes that test the mettle of both sides as the body count mounts. There is a poignant angle added too, as back home we see the colonel's wife "Julie" (Madeleine Stowe) take responsibility for delivery of the letters that are sent to the families on the base intimating bad - even tragic - news to those left behind. Sam Elliott adds well some stoic discipline as "Sgt. Maj. Plumley" and Chris Klein's portrayal of the recent father "Lt. Geoghegan" also contributes a strong human angle to this story. Sadly, though, this is all way too long and though certainly potent at the start, that is washed away in a sea of repetition. What makes us sit up and take notice at the start becomes much less effective; the pyrotechnics lose their impressiveness a bit and to be honest, Gibson just hasn't the on-screen presence to carry this for 2¼ hours. It does emphasise just how modern - airborne, usually - warfare can provide smaller groups with greater superiority and as an example of the ghastliness and futility of war it is a worth watching.