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1 March 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
Fathers, Brothers, Husbands & Sons. morePlot:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(41 articles)
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Factual to the point of pain moreUS Showtimes:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Duong Don | ... | 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 | |
| Jsu Garcia | ... | Capt. Tony Nadal | |
| Jon Hamm | ... | Capt. Matt Dillon | |
| Clark Gregg | ... | Capt. Tom Metsker |
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The Lost Patrol (USA) (original script title)We Were Soldiers Once... and Young (USA) (working title)
Wir waren Helden (Germany)
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Rated R for sustained sequences of graphic war violence, and for language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
138 min | Argentina:140 min | Germany:126 min (cut) | Spain:143 min | Turkey:124 min (TV version)Color:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:M (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (appeal) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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The entire film was digitally color corrected at full 2K resolution. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: The conversation between SGM Plumley and Joe Galloway regarding his status as a non-combatant did not take place as shown in the film. The conversation actually took place more than a week earlier, and it was between Joe Galloway and an Army Special Forces Officer, Major (later Colonel) Charles Beckwith. Joe Galloway arrived with in the Ia Drang with an M-16. moreQuotes:
[first lines]French Captain: Anything?
French Lieutenant: No, Captain.
French Captain: Fucking heat. Fucking grass. Fucking country.
[Vietnamese bullet hits him in the head]
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Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me moreFAQ
Why did the one VC soldier try and bayonet Col. Moore instead of just shooting him?more
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I should never be surprised that people, who wouldn't recognize Principle, much less Honor, Duty, or Country if it introduced itself, see virtue as vice. As one who served in that war, I found the movie to be factual to the point of pain. Those who call this movie racist, lack vocabulary. or an understanding of racism. I don't know which is sadder. This movie tells a part of a soldier's story very well. Soldiers march to a different drummer, how tragic that so many, today, still refuse to honor those who protected them.
The millions in Indo-China murdered at the hands of the Communist cry that our "racism" was so poorly lead at the highest civilian levels that we abandon them. Their blood is not on my hands or on the hands of my fellow soldiers. It is on the hands of those who are so blind they refuse to see. A valid case could be made that that there are errors in the story, certainly it doesn't tell the rest of the story, or of the next part of this battle where US casualties were 40%. What it does tell it tells very well. Those men were volunteers, and their nobility shows in this movie. I recommend it, especially for any who would want to understand those who served at that time.