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Paramount Pictures
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Father, Husband, Brother. No Man is Just a Soldier.
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."
CinemaSerf
Jul 2, 2022 · via TMDB
Mel Gibson ("Col. Moore") takes charge of training for, and then execution of, a perilous operation in the Vietnamese highlands in 1965. We know from the start of the film how difficult that task is going to be - the previous French troops met with ruthless treatment at the hands of the N.V.A. and so "Moore" and his motivational deputy "Crandall" (Greg Kinnear) know that they are going to have their work cut out for them. Their mission is to combat an enemy with overwhelming superiority of numbers and try to capture and hold a mountain. Needless to say, their hosts are none too keen on that a plan and what ensues is a brutally depicted, bloody and gory, series of well photographed combat scenes that test the mettle of both sides as the body count mounts. There is a poignant angle added too, as back home we see the colonel's wife "Julie" (Madeleine Stowe) take responsibility for delivery of the letters that are sent to the families on the base intimating bad - even tragic - news to those left behind. Sam Elliott adds well some stoic discipline as "Sgt. Maj. Plumley" and Chris Klein's portrayal of the recent father "Lt. Geoghegan" also contributes a strong human angle to this story. Sadly, though, this is all way too long and though certainly potent at the start, that is washed away in a sea of repetition. What makes us sit up and take notice at the start becomes much less effective; the pyrotechnics lose their impressiveness a bit and to be honest, Gibson just hasn't the on-screen presence to carry this for 2¼ hours. It does emphasise just how modern - airborne, usually - warfare can provide smaller groups with greater superiority and as an example of the ghastliness and futility of war it is a worth watching.
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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
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
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
Daniel Roebuck
Medevac CO
Taylor Momsen
Daughter Julie Moore
Devon Werkheiser
Steve Moore
Luke Benward
David Moore
Vien Hong
Mr. Nik
Joseph Hieu
NVA Officer
Lam Ngoc Nguyen
NVA Soldier with Bayonet
Diep Bui
NVA Wife
Nicholas Hosking
French Captain
Brian Carpenter
Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited)
George Cheung
NVA Officer (uncredited)
Cliff Fleming
Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited)
Brendan Ford
Jump Coordinator (uncredited)
Justin Gordon
French Officer (uncredited)
Shannon M. Hart
Army Wife (uncredited)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Danny Le Boyer
Sergeant (uncredited)
Matt Mangum
Pvt. Soprano (uncredited)
Johnny Tri Nguyen
Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited)
Randy Oglesby
Lt. Col. List (uncredited)
Jonathan Parks Jordan
White Private (uncredited)
Kevin Kavanaugh
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Dean Semler
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Cliff Fleming
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Kelly Port
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Allan Graf
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Lance Gilbert
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Andy Cheng
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Eddie Perez
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Hugh Aodh O'Brien
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John C. Meier
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Jon Valera
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Mark De Alessandro
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Simon Rhee
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Tad Griffith
Stunts
Todd Bryant
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Daniel T. Dorrance
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Michael Endoso
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Randall Wallace
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Nilo Otero
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Allan Graf
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William Hoy
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William Hoy
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Jim Lemley
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Randall Wallace
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Stephen McEveety
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Haley Sweet
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Nick Glennie-Smith
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Wylie Stateman
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Hector C. Gika
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Lon Bender
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