Directed by:
Randall WallaceScreenplay:
Randall WallaceCinematography:
Dean SemlerComposer:
Nick Glennie-SmithCast:
Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell, Barry Pepper, Ryan Hurst, Robert Bagnell, Marc Blucas, Jsu Garcia (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
In 1965, 400 American troops faced an ambush by 2,000 enemy troops in the Ia Drang Valley (also known as the Valley of Death), in one of the most gruesome fights of the Vietnam War. WE WERE SOLDIERS is a detailed recreation of this true story: of the strategies, obstacles, and human cost faced by the troops that participated. The story focuses on the lieutenant colonel that led the attack, Hal Moore (Mel Gibson), and a civilian reporter who accompanied them, Joseph Galloway (Barry Pepper), as well as a number of other soldiers who were involved. This is an unusual Vietnam film in that it also shows the North Vietnamese perspective on the battle; their leader Lieutenant General Nguyen Huu An (Don Duong) is depicted as a brave soldier and smart commander. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jon Hamm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650044_b15221.jpg)
Jon Hamm
USA
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Richard Jewell (2019)
The Town (2010)
![Taylor Momsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277622_e0d6a1.jpg)
Taylor Momsen
USA
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Paranoid Park (2007)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
![Johnny Trí Nguyễn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278381_a92be8.jpg)
Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Vietnam
Best movies:
The Protector (2005)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
The Rebel (2006)
Forry Smith
USA
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992) (TV movie)
![Randy Oglesby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279247_32e82e.jpg)
![Sean Bunch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279373_08c3bd.jpg)
Sean Bunch
USA
Best movies:
Men in Black (1997)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
![Luke Benward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279471_9827c8.jpg)
Luke Benward
USA
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Measure of a Man (2018)
Dear John (2010)
![Devon Werkheiser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396123_a2769a.jpg)
Devon Werkheiser
USA
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Crown Vic (2019)
Sundown (2016)
Steven Nelson
USA
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
FDR: American Badass! (2012)
![George Cheung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488792_18d5e9.jpg)
George Cheung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
![Lyndon B. Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/949/157949952_a20eef.jpg)
Lyndon B. Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
JFK (1991)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - a.f.
Vincent Angell
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Meet Prince Charming (2002)
Search and Destroy (1995)
Maia Lien
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Forces of Nature (1999)
Claudine's Return (1998)
![Patrick St. Esprit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/110/166110289_892ec5.jpg)
Patrick St. Esprit
USA
Best movies:
United 93 (2006)
Draft Day (2014)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) (TV movie)
Blake Heron
USA
Best movies:
Andersonville (1996) (TV movie)
Dandelion (2004)
11:14 (2003)
Josh Daugherty
USA
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
John Carter (2012)
Divorce Invitation (2012)
Jim Grimshaw
Best movies:
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Remember the Titans (2000)
Lolita (1997)
Michael Tomlinson
Best movies:
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Justin Gordon
USA
Best movies:
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Oculus (2013)
Before I Wake (2016)
John Paul Rice
USA
Best movies:
Remember the Titans (2000)
We Were Soldiers (2002)