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In a small clearing four hundred young soldiers were surrounded by two thousand North Vietnamese soldiers. The battle that followed was one of the fiercest in US history...

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EAN5051429100210

eBay Product ID (ePID)61604146

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ActorChris Klein, Keri Russell, Greg Kinnear, Madeline Stowe, Mel Gibson, Sam Elliott, Barry Pepper

Film/TV TitleWe Were Soldiers

DirectorRandall Wallace

LanguageEnglish

Run Time133 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2007

FormatDVD

FeaturesFeature Length Commentary From Director Randall Wallace\Ten Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary\Getting It Right Making Of Documentary\TV And Radio Spots\Theatrical Trailer, Widescreen

GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

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Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Additional InformationIn 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.<BR><BR>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.

ScreenwriterRandall Wallace

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleWe Were Soldiers