DVD 138 mins IMDB
R (Restricted)
We Were Soldiers
Paramount Pictures (2002)
In Collection
#53

Seen It:
Yes
War, Action, History
USA  /  English

Mel Gibson Lt. Colonel Hal Moore
Don Duong Lt. Colonel Nguyen Huu An
Robert Bagnell 1st Lieutenant Charlie Hastings
Sam Elliott Sergeant Major Basil Plumley
Ryan Hurst Sergeant Ernie Savage
Greg Kinnear Major Bruce Crandall
Chris Klein 2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan
Barry Pepper Joe Galloway
Keri Russell Barbara Geoghegan
Madeleine Stowe Julie Moore
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

Director Randall Wallace
Producer Bruce Davey; Gary Fleder
Writer Randall Wallace; Harold G. Moore
Cinematography Dean Semler
Musician Nick Glennie-Smith

"We Were Soldiers Once, and Young," is a movie based off the bestselling book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. The movie stars commander Lt. Col. Moore (Mel Gibson), leading his troops of young soldiers into battle against the Viet Cong. While both sides (American and Vietnam) claimed the battle as a victory, the sacrifices made by the American soldiers are shown to be heart wrenching. The horror of war is made clear, and the movie shows the devastation that losing soldiers causes to those on the home front.

Edition Details
Distributor Paramount
Barcode 097363400240
Region Region 1
Release Date 8/20/2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 EX [English (Closed Captioned)]
Dolby Digital Surround [French]
Dolby Digital Surround [English (Closed Captioned)]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Commentary by Director/Writer Randall Wallace Getting It Right: Behind-The-Scenes Of We Were Soldiers 10 Deleted Scenes with Commentary