We Were Soldiers
2002 · 138 min · Director: Randall Wallace
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A telling of the 1st Battalion, 7 Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division's battle against overwhelming odds in the Ia Drang valley of Vietnam in 1965. Seen through the eyes of the battalion's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore (played by Mel Gibson), we see him take command of the battalion and its preparations to go into Vietnam. We also see how the French had, years earlier, been defeated in the same area. The battle was to be the first major engagement between U.S. and N.V.A. forces in South Vietnam, and showed the use of helicopters as mobility providers and assault support aircraft.
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We Were Soldiers (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Excitement 22%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Excitement22%
- Sadness20%
- Fear15%
- Relief5%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Excitement, Sadness. Genres: Drama, History, Action. AI estimate.
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Cast
Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
Sp4 Robert Ouellette
Sp4 Russell Adams
Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman
Details
- Directed by
- Randall Wallace
- Written by
- Randall Wallace, Harold G. Moore, Joseph Lee Galloway
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Country
- United States, France, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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