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We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers

Father, Husband, Brother. No Man is Just a Soldier.

20027.12h 18m

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.

Directed by Randall Wallace
Written by Randall Wallace, Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway
Produced by Bruce Davey, Randall Wallace, Stephen McEveety
Box OfficeBudget: $75.0MRevenue: $114.7M

Top Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Lt. Col. Hal Moore

Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe

Julie Moore

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

Chris Klein

Chris Klein

2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan

Keri Russell

Keri Russell

Barbara Geoghegan

Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Joe Galloway

Đơn Dương

Đơn Dương

Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An

Ryan Hurst

Ryan Hurst

Sgt. Ernie Savage

Robert Bagnell

Robert Bagnell

1st Lt. Charlie Hastings

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warvietnam veteranheroarmybased on novel or booksteel helmetmissilebased on true storymajorbattlefieldsoldierexplosionbattlebayonetdeathcarpet bombingmilitaryu.s. cavalryepic battlecomradeship1960ssoldierswarnorth vietnameseintensecompassionate

About We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers is a action, history, war film released in 2002 exploring themes of vietnam war, vietnam veteran, hero, army, based on novel or book, steel helmet. Directed by Randall Wallace, it stars Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear. 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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