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Format: | DVD |
Release Year: | 2017 | Genre: | Drama |
Runtime: | 138 minutes | Director: | Randall Wallace |
Region: | DVD: 1 (US, Canada...) | Rating: | R |
Producer: | Bruce Davey, Hoot Maynard | Distributor/Studio: | Paramount |
UPC: | 032429258571 |
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In 1965, 400 American troops faced an ambush by 2,000 enemy troops in the Ia Drang Valley (also known as the Valley of Death), in one of the most gruesome fights of the Vietnam War. WE WERE SOLDIERS is a detailed recreation of this true story: of the strategies, obstacles, and human cost faced by the troops that participated. The story focuses on the lieutenant colonel that led the attack, Hal Moore (Mel Gibson), and a civilian reporter who accompanied them, Joseph Galloway (Barry Pepper), as well as a number of other soldiers who were involved. This is an unusual Vietnam film in that it also shows the North Vietnamese perspective on the battle; their leader Lieutenant General Nguyen Huu An (Don Duong) is depicted as a brave soldier and smart commander. And in addition to the many gory battlefield sequences--which seem to have been influenced by SAVING PRIVATE RYAN--we also see how the carnage of war affects those left behind, the soldiers' wives and children. Ultimately this is a moving anti-war film, which, by sticking close to the true stories of real soldiers, very effectively brings home the overwhelming horror of war. | |
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UPC | 0032429258571 |
eBay Product ID (ePID) | 235107355 |
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Format | DVD |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Randall Wallace |
Rating | R |
Additional Product Features | |
Leading Role | Mel Gibson |
Signal Standard | Dvd |
Film Country | USA |
Release Date | 20170425 |
Region Code | Region 1 |
Number of Discs | 1 |
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Good value
Entertaining
Engaging characters
We were soldiers once, AND YOUNG
Hal Moore was a superior officer in an extremely difficult situation. Mel Gibson portrays him superbly. Sam Elliot, as the Major Sergeant, is utterly compelling. Barry Pepper is intriguing as Joe Galloway, the journalist covering the Ia Drang catastrophe. Many films have been made about Vietnam. This film accurately demonstrates how unprepared the US was going up against the Communist enemy. This first engagement in the war is riveting. The first casualties of the eventual ~59,000. The film addresses the historical assessment of America’s role, post-French involvement. To truly appreciate the film, Fletcher Prouty’s JFK book will give the viewer an appreciation of what that war was actually about... This film portrays the grim reality of the young men dying there. Nothing glorious about it. This film is very highly recommended.
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