We Were Soldiers

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

7.1(2,263)20022h 18m

ActionHistoryWar

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."

Director

Randall Wallace

Budget

$75.0M

Revenue

$114.7M

Cast

Mel Gibson

Lt. Col. Hal Moore

Madeleine Stowe

Julie Moore

Greg Kinnear

Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall

Sam Elliott

Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

Chris Klein

2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan

Keri Russell

Barbara Geoghegan

Barry Pepper

Joe Galloway

Đơn Dương

Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An

Ryan Hurst

Sgt. Ernie Savage

Robert Bagnell

1st Lt. Charlie Hastings

Marc Blucas

2nd Lt. Henry Herrick

Josh Daugherty

Sp4 Robert Ouellette

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1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

6.0

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 the...