We Were Soldiers (Widescreen Edition) |  | Director: Randall Wallace
Actors: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  574 reviews
Sales Rank: 1372
Format: Full Screen, Closed-captioned, Color, THX, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 138 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 097363400240
ISBN: 0792182103
UPC: 097363400240
EAN: 9780792182108
ASIN: B000068TPN
Theatrical Release Date: March 1, 2002
Release Date: August 20, 2002
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Based on the book by Lt. Col. Harold Moore (ret.) and journalist Joseph Galloway, We Were Soldiers offers a dignified reminder that the Vietnam War yielded its own crop of American heroes. Departing from Hollywood's typically cynical treatment of the war, writer-director Randall Wallace focuses on the first engagement of American soldiers with the North Vietnamese enemy in November 1965. Moore (played with colorful nuance by Mel Gibson) and nearly 400 inexperienced troopers from the U.S. Air Cavalry were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers, and the film re-creates this brutal firefight with graphic authenticity, while telling the parallel story of grieving army wives back home. While UPI reporter Galloway (Barry Pepper) risks his life to chronicle the battle, Wallace offers a balanced (though somewhat fictionalized) perspective while eliciting laudable performances from an excellent cast. Like the best World War II dramas of the 1940s, We Were Soldiers pays tribute to brave men while avoiding the pitfalls of propaganda. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
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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 Awesome Movie February 7, 2010
PGRBigRedTrkASC (Knoxville, TN)
My Dad was a part of this, he had to take the parts of the helicopters that were downed and make new helicopters out of them. And I have a friend who was a medic in this incident in Vietnam.
Uh... Wow! February 2, 2010
Stephen H. Poor (Booneville, Arkansas United States)
This is an amazing piece of military history. Read it over and over. By the way, the movie didn't even tell half the story.
Very good movie recommended by George Hughes, Author of "Always a Soldiier" January 7, 2010
George Hughes
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie creates a very good depiction of combat. I am partial to the men who participated in this battle because I attended Officer Candidate School (OCS 4-65) with most of the young Lieutenants that were killed in the Ia Drang and Joe Marm (Congressional Medal of Honor recipient) was my last room-mate in OCS. I was assigned to the 1/7th Cavalry in April 1966 as a replacement ; therefore I had the honor of knowing and serving with many of the survivors of that battle. They were truly outstanding and brave young men.
I know that movie contents and lengths have to be limited, but I was disappointed that the 2/7th Cavalry wasn't included in their fight at LZ Albany and that Rick Rescorla (who saved many lives on 9-11) wasn't highlighted. He was truly a military hero in the Ia Drang . A part two should be filmed to show the slaughter of our men after the 1/7th was withdrawn and the valor of these men.
However, I feel that this was the best Vietnam combat film ever made and highly recommend it to all.
Viet Nam December 30, 2009
Raymond D. Grosser (Eubank KY)
Mel Gibson can act more with his eyes than most with their whole being. I know several who were particpants in this struggle in the Nam and the story is basically true with a few name changes here and there.
Sam Elliott as the CSM clearly shows what honor and courage is. Mel Gibson listened to Hal Moore which makes this film so compelling. An accurate portrayel of courage before the weak began to loose the war that could have been won. Peace does not come by compromise, it comes when one defeats the other. Viet Nam today is said to be at peace but it is still a breath taking and heart wrenching land of many seeking freedom somewhere else.
The sacrifice of the nation during that time of trial and tribulation is depicted extremly well and deserves more than two thumbs up--it is a both arms up true story.
EXCITING! AND TRUE! December 12, 2009
J. Guy (LA, CA, USA)
This movie is among one of the best as far as recent war movies go! Mel Gibson is great as the commander. The scenario is real, and the scenes are real. The movie "hits home" and anyone who watches it will be in tears...... Great buy!
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