We Were Soldiers

Mar 1, 2002

2h 18m

★ 7.1

Father, Husband, Brother. No Man is Just a Soldier.

Overview

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

Genres

Action

History

War

Production Companies

Wheelhouse Entertainment

Icon Entertainment International

Motion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KG

Paramount Pictures

Icon Productions

We Were Soldiers Trailers

Cast

Lt. Col. Hal Moore

Mel Gibson

Julie Moore

Madeleine Stowe

Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall

Greg Kinnear

Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

Sam Elliott

2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan

Chris Klein

Barbara Geoghegan

Keri Russell

Joe Galloway

Barry Pepper

Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An

Đơn Dương

Sgt. Ernie Savage

Ryan Hurst

1st Lt. Charlie Hastings

Robert Bagnell

2nd Lt. Henry Herrick

Marc Blucas

Sp4 Robert Ouellette

Josh Daugherty

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.

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8.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

8.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.

8.5

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.

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7.1

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5.6

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8.3

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7.0

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