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We Were Soldiers

2002, action, history, war

138 minutes

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

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3.7

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Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Lt. Col. Hal Moore

Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe

Julie Moore

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

Chris Klein

Chris Klein

2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan

Keri Russell

Keri Russell

Barbara Geoghegan

Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Joe Galloway

Duong Don

Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An

Ryan Hurst

Sgt. Ernie Savage

Robert Bagnell

1st Lt. Charlie Hastings

Marc Blucas

Marc Blucas

2nd Lt. Henry Herrick

Josh Daugherty

Sp4 Robert Ouellette

Jsu Garcia

Jsu Garcia

Capt. Tony Nadal

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Capt. Matt Dillon

Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg

Capt. Tom Metsker

Desmond Harrington

Desmond Harrington

Sp4 Bill Beck

Blake Heron

Blake Heron

Sp4 Galen Bungum

Erik MacArthur

Erik MacArthur

Sp4 Russell Adams

Dylan Walsh

Dylan Walsh

Capt. Robert Edwards

Mark McCracken

Mark McCracken

Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman

Edwin 'EdVanz'd' Morrow

Pfc. Willie Godboldt

Brian Tee

Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama

Sloane Momsen

Cecile Moore

Bellamy Young

Catherine Metsker

Simbi Khali

Alma Givens

Jim Grimshaw

Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard

Forry Smith

Sfc. Carl Palmer

Steven Nelson

Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose

Vincent Angell

Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera

Michael Tomlinson

Col. Tim Brown

Keith Szarabajka

Keith Szarabajka

Diplomatic Spook

Tim Abell

Tim Abell

Army Intelligence Officer

Patrick St. Esprit

General in Hallway

Mike White

Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant

Daniel Roebuck

Daniel Roebuck

Medevac CO

Maia Lien

Army Wife

Dan Beene

Cab Driver

Taylor Momsen

Taylor Momsen

Daughter Julie Moore

Joshua McLaurin

Greg Moore

Devon Werkheiser

Steve Moore

Luke Benward

Luke Benward

David Moore

Billinjer C. Tran

Viet Minh Sergeant

Vien Hong

Mr. Nik

Joseph Tran

NVA Prisoner

Joseph Hieu

Joseph Hieu

NVA Officer

Lam Nguyen

NVA Soldier with Bayonet

Diep Bui

NVA Wife

Andrew Wallace

French Bugler

Nicholas Hosking

French Captain

Michael Giordani

French Lieutenant

Shepard Koster

Reporter

Kate Lombardi

Reporter

Ingrid Semler

Reporter

Jason Powell

Sgt. Robert Stokes

Doug C. Cook

Capt. Ray Lefebvre

Sean Bunch

Trooper on Fire

F. Lee Reynolds

Chopper Crewman

Stephen Zapotoczny

Edwards' Radio Operator

Frank Kostenko Jr.

Foxhole Trooper

Ben Allison

Lt. Cochran (uncredited)

Brian Carpenter

Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited)

Chris Cate

Soldier (uncredited)

George Cheung

George Cheung

NVA Officer (uncredited)

Greg Craft

Soldier (uncredited)

Donald DeNoyer

Soldier (uncredited)

Cliff Fleming

Cliff Fleming

Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited)

Brendan Ford

Jump Coordinator (uncredited)

Kelli Franklin

Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited)

Christian Gibson

Soldier (uncredited)

William Gibson

Soldier (uncredited)

Anthony Gilbert

Soldier (uncredited)

Justin Gordon

French Officer (uncredited)

Shannon M. Hart

Army Wife (uncredited)

Kimby Jagnandan

Spectator (uncredited)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Derrell Keith Lester

Black Private (uncredited)

Will Klipstine

Private Davey (uncredited)

Matthew Lang

1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited)

Danny Le Boyer

Danny Le Boyer

Sergeant (uncredited)

Blake Lena

Soldier (uncredited)

Matt Mangum

Matt Mangum

Pvt. Soprano (uncredited)

Johnny Nguyen

Johnny Nguyen

Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited)

Randy Oglesby

Lt. Col. List (uncredited)

Jonathan Parks Jordan

White Private (uncredited)

John Paul Rice

Pvt. John Henry (uncredited)

Keni Thomas

Sergeant (uncredited)

Phong Atwood Vo

North Vietnamese Soldier - South Vietnamese and Villager (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Wendy Richardson

Art department coordinator

Kevin Kavanaugh

Art direction

James Coraloran

Art direction

Thomas E. Sanders

Production design

Jim Zemansky

Property master

Randy Bobbitt

Set decoration

Gary Fettis

Set decoration

Naaman Marshall

Set designer

Camera

Jerry G. Callaway

Camera operator

Stephen Vaughan

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Michael T. Boyd

Costume design

Joe McCloskey

Costume supervisor

Kerry Mendenhall

Hairstylist

Jane Aull

Makeup artist

Crew

Paul J. Lombardi

Special effects coordinator

Lance Gilbert

Lance Gilbert

Stunt coordinator

Allan Graf

Allan Graf

Stunt coordinator

Arne Schmidt

Unit production manager

Randall Bahnsen

Visual effects editor

Directing

Randall Wallace

Director

Nilo Otero

Nilo Otero

First assistant director

Cate Hardman

Script supervisor

Allen Kupetsky

Second assistant director

Editing

William Hoy

William Hoy

Editor

Lighting

Production

William Hoy

William Hoy

Associate producer

Eveleen Bandy

Associate producer

Amanda Mackey

Casting

Stephen Zapotoczny

Co-producer

Arne Schmidt

Executive producer

Jim Lemley

Executive producer

Carol Flaisher

Location manager

Randall Wallace

Producer

Stephen McEveety

Producer

Bruce Davey

Producer

Kathy Leigh Fleming

Production coordinator

Haley Sweet

Production coordinator

Sound

Kevin Sorensen

Boom operator

Michael Hertlein

Dialogue editor

Laura Perlman

Music editor

Nick Glennie-Smith

Original music composer,

Geoffrey G. Rubay

Sound designer

Hector C. Gika

Hector C. Gika

Sound effects editor

Marc Fishman

Sound re-recording mixer

Matt Colleran

Sound recordist

Lon Bender

Supervising sound editor

Writing

Visual effects

Dick Wood

Special effects supervisor

David Goldberg

Visual effects supervisor

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