

We Were Soldiers
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."
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $75M
- Box office
- $114.7M
- Language
- English
- vietnam war
- vietnam veteran
- hero
- army
- based on novel or book
- steel helmet
- missile
- based on true story
- major
- battlefield
- soldier
- explosion
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Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom, France
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRWestwood, California25 Feb 2002
- TheatricalR1 Mar 2002
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical158 Mar 2002
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalBlu-ray29 Aug 2017
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM25 Apr 2002
CanadaCA
- Theatrical1 Mar 2002
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical19 Sept 2002
AustriaAT
- Theatrical5 Jul 2002
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical17 Apr 2002
BrazilBR
- Theatrical141 Mar 2002
- PhysicalDVD20 Aug 2002
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+15 Aug 2002
- Physical1 Mar 2003
DenmarkDK
- Premiere15NatFilm Festival12 Apr 2002
- Theatrical153 May 2002
EgyptEG
- Theatrical24 Apr 2002
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We Were Soldiers was released on 1 March 2002.
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CinemaSerf
7/2/2022
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 …
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