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We Were Soldiers
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."
2002 · Directed by Randall Wallace · 138 min · Action · History · War · 9 frames
Tagline
Father, Husband, Brother. No Man is Just a Soldier.
Crew
- Screenplay: Randall Wallace
- Cinematography: Dean Semler
- Edited by: William Hoy
- Music: Nick Glennie-Smith
- Production design: Thomas E. Sanders
- Produced by: Randall Wallace, Bruce Davey, Stephen McEveety
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
- Madeleine Stowe as Julie Moore
- Greg Kinnear as Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
- Sam Elliott as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
- Chris Klein as 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan
- Keri Russell as Barbara Geoghegan
- Barry Pepper as Joe Galloway
- Đơn Dương as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
- Ryan Hurst as Sgt. Ernie Savage
- Robert Bagnell as 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings
Production
- Country: Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom, France
- Language: English, Vietnamese, French
- Studios: Wheelhouse Entertainment, Motion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KG, Paramount Pictures, Icon Productions
- Budget: $75,000,000
- Box office: $114,660,784
- Themes: vietnam war, vietnam veteran, hero, army, based on novel or book, steel helmet, missile, based on true story, major, battlefield
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