
We Were Soldiers (2002)
7.1|1 Mar, 2002|138 min
400 U.S paratroopers. 4,000 Vietnamese soldiers. 12,000 miles away from home. 1 man led them into battle.
7.1|1 Mar, 2002|138 min
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The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Language
Budget$75,000,000
Revenue $114,660,784
English,
Tiếng Việt,
Français
Budget$75,000,000
Revenue $114,660,784
Keywords
vietnam war
vietnam veteran
hero
army
based on novel or book
steel helmet
missile
based on true story
major
soldier
explosion
battle
bayonet
death
military
vietnamese
1960s
soldiers
war
intense
compassionate
Casts

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

Jsu Garcia
Capt. Tony Nadal

Jon Hamm
Capt. Matt Dillon

Clark Gregg
Capt. Tom Metsker

Desmond Harrington
Sp4 Bill Beck

Blake Heron
Sp4 Galen Bungum

Erik MacArthur
Sp4 Russell Adams

Dylan Walsh
Capt. Robert Edwards

Mark McCracken
Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman
Edwin EdVanzd
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
Diplomatic Spook

Tim Abell
Army Intelligence Officer

Patrick St. Esprit
General in Hallway
Mike White
Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant

Daniel Roebuck
Medevac CO
Maia Lien
Army Wife
Dan Beene
Cab Driver

Taylor Momsen
Daughter Julie Moore
Joshua McLaurin
Greg Moore

Devon Werkheiser
Steve Moore

Luke Benward
David Moore
Billinjer C. Tran
Viet Minh Sergeant

Vien Hong
Mr. Nik
Joseph Tran
NVA Prisoner

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
NVA Officer (uncredited)
Greg Craft
Soldier (uncredited)

Donald DeNoyer
Soldier (uncredited)

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
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
Sergeant (uncredited)
Blake Lena
Soldier (uncredited)

Matt Mangum
Pvt. Soprano (uncredited)

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)
Crews

Randall Wallace
Director

Jim Lemley
Executive Producer

Randall Wallace
Producer
Arne Schmidt
Executive Producer
Bruce Davey
Producer
Stephen McEveety
Producer
Nick Glennie-Smith
Original Music Composer

Randall Wallace
Screenplay

Dean Semler
Director of Photography
Amanda Mackey
Casting
Harold G. Moore
Novel
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
Casting

William Hoy
Editor

Kevin Kavanaugh
Art Direction
Gary Fettis
Set Decoration
Michael T. Boyd
Costume Design
Joseph L. Galloway
Novel
Thomas E. Sanders
Production Design

Andy Cheng
Stunts
Eveleen Bandy
Associate Producer

William Hoy
Associate Producer
Danielle Lemmon Zapotoczny
Co-Producer
Stephen Zapotoczny
Co-Producer
James Coraloran
Art Direction
Wendy Richardson
Art Department Coordinator
Bill Iiams
Construction Coordinator
Douglas Beale
Greensman
Greg Sanger
Leadman
Gary Clark
Painter
Daren Dochterman
Production Illustrator
Randy Bobbitt
Set Decoration
Naaman Marshall
Set Designer
James Diggs
Standby Painter
Kevin Gugle
Camera Intern
Jerry G. Callaway
Camera Operator
Michael Cassidy
First Assistant Camera
Mark O'Kane
Steadicam Operator
Stephen Vaughan
Still Photographer
Joe McCloskey
Costume Supervisor
Kerry Mendenhall
Hairstylist
Beth Miller
Key Hair Stylist
Jane Aull
Makeup Artist
Kate Sawyer
Seamstress
Suzanne Robertson
Set Costumer
Daniel B. Foster
Set Dressing Artist
Vincent Joseph Flaherty
Armorer
John DiSante
Cableman
Lynn Basas
CG Supervisor
Susan Van Apeldoorn
Craft Service
Julie Adams
Dialect Coach
Ken Jones
Digital Effects Supervisor
Morris Aroesti
Driver
Michael Burnett
Makeup Effects
Angel Pine
Post Production Supervisor
Richard Colwell
Scenic Artist
Paul Lowe
Set Medic
Emily Aaronson
Set Production Assistant
Paul J. Lombardi
Special Effects Coordinator
Kristina Abbott
Stand In

Allan Graf
Stunt Coordinator

Todd Bryant
Stunts
Daniel T. Dorrance
Supervising Art Director
Richard Wardlow
Technical Supervisor
Lee Scott
Temp Music Editor
Lee Stepp
Transportation Captain
Edward O'Neal
Transportation Co-Captain
Charley Bob Burnham
Transportation Coordinator
Arne Schmidt
Unit Production Manager
Rachel Aberly
Unit Publicist

Michael Endoso
Utility Stunts
Kevin Boyd
Video Assist Operator
Randall Bahnsen
Visual Effects Editor
Cate Hardman
Script Supervisor
Mike Stanwick
Color Timer
Danny Rafic
First Assistant Editor
Shawn Duchscherer
Electrician
Miles Anderson
Gaffer
Eddie Evans
Rigging Grip
Bob Eicholz
Executive In Charge Of Production
Carol Flaisher
Location Manager
Shauna L. Kroen
Production Accountant
Kathy Leigh Fleming
Production Coordinator
Gregg Edler
Production Supervisor
Kevin Sorensen
Boom Operator
Laura Perlman
Music Editor
Ashley Irwin
Orchestrator
Tim Cooney
Production Sound Mixer
Malcolm Luker
Scoring Mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay
Sound Designer
Richard Dwan Jr.
Sound Editor

Hector C. Gika
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Bartkowicz
Sound Engineer
Marc Fishman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lon Bender
Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Morse
24 Frame Playback
Jessica Harris
Digital Compositors
Richard Wood
Special Effects Supervisor
Paul Abatemarco
Visual Effects Coordinator
Kelly L'Estrange
Visual Effects Producer
David Goldberg
Visual Effects Supervisor
Micah Y. Bisagni
Camera Loader

Haley Sweet
Production Coordinator
Thomas A. Curran
Grip
Stan Cockerell
Assistant Property Master
Rick Glenn
Set Dresser
Robert Dawson
Title Designer
David B. Nowell
Aerial Camera
Ingrid Semler
Camera Loader
Michael Guthrie
Key Grip
Paul F. Barron
Grip
Craig Reardon
Key Makeup Artist
Michael Mills
Makeup Supervisor
Carmen Cuebello
Tailor

Cliff Fleming
Aerial Coordinator
Bruce Benson
Pilot
Nilo Otero
First Assistant Director
Allen Kupetsky
Second Assistant Director
James J. Gilson
Chief Lighting Technician
Matt DiFranco
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kim McCray
Casting Assistant
Sig De Miguel
Local Casting
Tim Boggs
ADR Editor
Paul Flinchbaugh
Assistant Sound Editor
Nick Glennie-Smith
Conductor
Craig Jurkiewicz
Foley Editor
Catherine Bott
Musician
Kelly Oxford
Supervising ADR Editor

Eddie Perez
Stunts

Hugh Aodh O'Brien
Stunts
John Mann
Storyboard Artist

Mark De Alessandro
Stunts

Tad Griffith
Stunts

Lance Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator

John C. Meier
Stunts
John W. Murphy
Dolly Grip
Anthony Almaraz
Costumer
Frank Kostenko Jr.
Second Second Assistant Director

Allan Graf
Second Unit Director
Christopher Carlson
Assistant Decorator
Clint Schultz
Graphic Designer
Weldon Brown
ADR Mixer
Claudia Carle
ADR Recordist
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer

Wylie Stateman
Foley Supervisor
Ian Eyre
Special Effects Assistant
Joel P. Blanchard
Special Effects Technician
Eric Leftridge
Additional Camera
Andrew Osborne
Assistant Camera
Peter McAdams
Best Boy Grip
Paul Hamacher
Dolly Grip
Ron Cooney
First Company Grip
Elizabeth Lang
Additional Casting
Adam M. Duthie
Assistant Editor
Michael Healey
Colorist
Steve Bowen
Digital Color Timer
Terra Bliss
Project Manager
Steve Dirkes
Assistant Location Manager
Michael Lustig
Music Consultant
Rajeev Malhotra
Additional Post-Production Supervisor
Joe Martens
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Darren Poe
Compositing Supervisor
Rebecca Quick
Extras Casting Assistant
Cathy Schweickhardt
First Assistant Accountant
Brian L. Aultman
Production Accountant
Jason Powell
Technical Advisor
Pamela Hilse
Travel Coordinator
Kirk Bloomberg
Second Assistant Camera
Matt Colleran
Sound Recordist
Michael Hertlein
Dialogue Editor
Jim Zemansky
Property Master
Bill Morrison
Second Company Grip

Kelly Port
Digital Effects Supervisor
Nikos Kalaitzidis
3D Animator

Simon Rhee
Stunts

Jon Valera
Stunts
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