Tagline: "Fathers, brothers, husbands & sons."
Length: 138 minutesMPAA Rating: R for sustained sequences of graphic war violence, and for language
We Were Soldiers Movie Summary:
Mel Gibson stars in this war movie based on the book We Were Soldiers Once … and Young by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and Joseph L. Galloway. The first part of the film is set in 1964 Fort Benning, Georgia, where Lt. Col. Moore (Gibson) has come with his wife (Madeleine Stowe) and children. Moore heads up an air cavalry unit, which he is assisted in training by the seasoned Sgt. Maj. Plumley (Sam Elliott) and helicopter pilot Maj. Crandall (Greg Kinnear). In the second part of the film these men and others, including photojournalist Joe Galloway (Barry Pepper), go in November, 1965, to the Ia Drang Valley ("The Valley of Death"), where they are involved in a grim battle against North Vietnamese troops. The outnumbered Americans acquit themselves well, but suffer heavy losses.
Selected Special Features on the We Were Soldiers DVD:
• Commentary by Randall Wallace, Director/Writer of the MovieFormats Available: The above information is on the We Were Soldiers DVD. Check for availability on VHS.