We were soldiers

Lt. Col. Hal Moore is the commander of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry. As part of the Pleiku Campaign of late 1965, Moore is assigned to action at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley, an area known to be overrun by North Vietnamese troops and nicknamed "The Valley of Death." Mo...

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Other Authors: Wallace, Randall (film writer), Glennie-Smith, Nick (film composer), Gibson, Mel, Stowe, Madeleine, Kinnear, Greg 1963-, Elliott, Sam 1944-, Klein, Chris 1979-, Russell, Keri 1976-, Pepper, Barry 1970-, Moore, Harold G., Galloway, Joseph L.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
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Summary:Lt. Col. Hal Moore is the commander of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry. As part of the Pleiku Campaign of late 1965, Moore is assigned to action at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley, an area known to be overrun by North Vietnamese troops and nicknamed "The Valley of Death." Moore soon finds himself and his men contained to an area about the size of a football field, surrounded by more than 2,000 enemy troops and engaged in the first major battle of the war. Heroism becomes the order of the day as the men refuse to yield, in spite of heavy losses of life.
Item Description:Based on the book "We were soldiers once ... and young" by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (ret.) and Joseph L. Galloway.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
Special features: commentary by director/writer Randall Wallace ; 10 deleted scenes with director's commentary ; "Getting it right" : behind-the-scenes of We were soldiers
Physical Description:1 DVD, NTSC (138 min.) sound, color 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation;5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 surround EX; Dolby 2.0 Surround
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for sustained sequences of graphic war violence, and for language
Production Credits:Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, William Hoy ; music, Nick Glennie-Smith ; costume designer, Michael T. Boyd ; production designer, Tom Sanders