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Titolo originale: We Were Soldiers
Regia: Randall Wallace |
Anno: 2002
Origine: Germany | United States of America |
Generi: Azione Storia Guerra
Tag: vietnam war | vietnam veteran | hero | army | based on novel or book | steel helmet | missile | based on true story | major | battlefield | soldier | explosion | battle | bayonet | death | carpet bombing | military | u.s. cavalry | epic battle | comradeship | 1960s | soldiers | war | north vietnamese | intense | compassionate |
Cast: Mel Gibson | Madeleine Stowe | Greg Kinnear | Sam Elliott | Chris Klein | Keri Russell | Barry Pepper | Đơn Dương | Ryan Hurst | Robert Bagnell | Marc Blucas | Josh Daugherty | Jsu Garcia | Jon Hamm | Clark Gregg | Desmond Harrington | Blake Heron | Erik MacArthur | Dylan Walsh | Mark McCracken | Edwin EdVanzd | Brian Tee | Sloane Momsen | Bellamy Young | Simbi Khali | Jim Grimshaw | Forry Smith | Steven Nelson | Vincent Angell | Michael Tomlinson | Keith Szarabajka | Tim Abell | Patrick St. Esprit | Mike White | Daniel Roebuck | Maia Lien | Dan Beene | Taylor Momsen | Joshua McLaurin | Devon Werkheiser | Luke Benward | Billinjer C. Tran | Vien Hong | Joseph Tran | Joseph Hieu | Lam Nguyen | Diep Bui | Andrew Wallace | Nicholas Hosking | Michael Giordani | Shepard Koster | Kate Lombardi | Ingrid Semler | Jason Powell | Doug C. Cook | Sean Bunch | F. Lee Reynolds | Stephen Zapotoczny | Frank Kostenko Jr. | Ben Allison | Brian Carpenter | Chris Cate | George Cheung | Greg Craft | Donald DeNoyer | Cliff Fleming | Brendan Ford | Kelli Franklin | Christian Gibson | William Gibson | Anthony Gilbert | Justin Gordon | Shannon M. Hart | Kimby Jagnandan | Lyndon B. Johnson | Derrell Keith Lester | Will Klipstine | Matthew Lang | Danny Le Boyer | Blake Lena | Matt Mangum | Johnny Nguyen | Randy Oglesby | Jonathan Parks Jordan | John Paul Rice | Keni Thomas | Phong Atwood Vo |

Un soldato parte dopo aver salutato il figlio nella culla, nato il giorno prima. Il colonnello fa pregare i suoi cinque bambini a tavola. Prima della grande partenza saluta la moglie che dorme ed esce con passo spedito. Lei si sveglia, corre fuori in camicia da notte ma lui è già lontano.

Approfondimenti

I 10 film più famosi sulla guerra del Vietnam D
The movie's six Huey helicopters were rented from private donors, not the military. D
According to the real Joseph D. Galloway, when he visited the set, he couldn't even shake the hand o [...] D
Jon Hamm later said, in tribute to Sam Elliott, that the fifty-eight year old actor participated in [...] D
One of the real-life officers who survived the battle was Lieutenant Rick Rescorla, who is the main [...] D
The bugle call for "Halt", used by the French outfit in the opening scene, was the call for "Forward [...] D
Hal Moore is a Lieutenant Colonel during the battle signified by the silver oak leaf on his helmet a [...] D
Filmed at Fort Benning, GA in 2002, the hangar used by Mel Gibson's character LTC Hal Moore to intro [...] D
The real Joseph D. Galloway stepped out of the movie theater during a scene, but still approved the [...] D
Most movies don't film in chronological order, but this one was filmed in sequence, so, when the sol [...] D
Ryan Hurst and Barry Pepper both appeared in 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998) D
Some Vietnamese actors in the movie had actually been in the North Vietnamese Army. D
The barracks, out of which the soldiers file, before loading the buses, belong to A Co 1/507th Parac [...] D
Machine gunner Specialist Bill Beck returned home, and became a greeting card artist with Hallmark C [...] D
Most of the rifles used in the film are actually the M16A1, identifiable by the forward assist on th [...] D
Make-up artists made the soldiers look dirty by covering their faces in clay and wiping it off. D
According to sound designer Lon Bender, the movie has around 10,000 gunshots. D
During the scene where the Medevac officer confronts Kinnear's Bruce Crandall, Ed "Too Tall" Freeman [...] D
The Operations Officer, CPT Matt Dillon, later commanded the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infan [...] D
In the shot of the hospital nursery, early in the movie, one of the babies is named Papac, hand prin [...] D
The song "Hold On, I'm Comin'" was not released until 1966, the year after Ia Drang. D
Sam Elliott became so close to the real Basil L. Plumley and his family that during Plumley's funera [...] D
Many of the women in the film are soldiers' wives in real life, too. D
Retired Lieutenant General Hal Moore died on February 10, 2017. D
According to Randall Wallace, the excitement was "tangible". D
The first scenes in Vietnam show a Battalion sign that says "Garry Owen". This was the famous marchi [...] D
Patrick St. Esprit and Ryan Hurst both appeared on Sons of Anarchy (2008). However, they share no sc [...] D
The photos are production stills from the movie. The real Galloway says he wishes they'd used his ac [...] D
According to American Sniper Chris Kyle, this film is shown to U.S. Navy special forces recruits to [...] D
A theatrical re-release on September 20, 2002 in Arizona saw the world premiere of Randall Wallace's [...] D
Joseph Galloway (Barry Pepper) was awarded a Bronze Star for gallantry for carrying wounded men to s [...] D
A total of three soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for the battle represented in this film. J [...] D
Mel Gibson has a big family, so he was completely comfortable around all the kids. D
This is the second major war film that Barry Pepper (Joe Gallawsy) is in. He also acted in Saving Pr [...] D
The ammunition pouches, used by many of the actors in the movie, were the "short" version, designed [...] D
Denis Leary was considered for the role of Bruce Crandall. D
Mel Gibson calls the real Moore an "old knight in shining armor." D
Randall Wallace wanted to cast Chris Klein, because of his warmth and authenticity. D
The real Joseph L. Galloway died August 18, 2021 D
The entire film was digitally color corrected at full 2K resolution. D
A good amount of the musical score is based around the song "Sgt. McKensie", which plays during the [...] D
Keni Thomas, who acted as a military advisor, technical advisor, and an extra in this film, fought i [...] D
Was originally scheduled for a 2001 release, but was pushed back, so Chris Klein could work on Ameri [...] D
Ryan Hurst improvised the scene where he trips. D
Mel Gibson calls his character's relationship with Basil Plumley "good cop, bad cop." D
The helicopters that are seen in Doughboy stadium had to be transported on slow moving flatbed truck [...] D
When the unit is preparing to be transported to Vietnam and are loading the buses you can see blue f [...] D
Both sides claimed victory. D
Before filming, the actors went to a two-week boot camp. Mel Gibson said it was the "celebrity-wimp [...] D
The first movie to use the 90th Anniversary Paramount Pictures logo. D
The real Harold G. Moore and Joseph Galloway traveled back to Vietnam after the war and met the real [...] D
According to Greg Kinnear, the real Bruce "Snake" Crandall is "larger-than-life. But he told me he w [...] D
Jon Hamm set a goal that he would give himself until age 30 to land a role in a feature film before [...] D
The photographer, Joseph Galloway, married the daughter of Captain Thomas C. Metsker, who gave up hi [...] D
Mel Gibson, who portrayed Colonel Moore in this film, is also famous for his role as Detective Marti [...] D
When Second Lieutenant Henry Herrick (Marc Blucas) is fatally wounded, and giving his final orders, [...] D
During the last year of production, sound engineer Steve Bartkowicz consulted the Frederick Military [...] D
Although many of the names are never really seen, or said, throughout the movie, very careful attent [...] D
The wives are watching television, which is airing the famous "Why we are in Vietnam" speech, by Pre [...] D
The closing music, "Mansions of The Lord", has become the unofficial Army funeral hymn. It was used [...] D
875,000 feet of film was shot - roughly 150 hours. It took the editing team six days - day and night [...] D
Taylor Momsen, who was in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), and the band The Pretty Reckless, p [...] D
Madeleine Stowe spent time with the real Julie Moore to learn "what it was to be a service wife." D
Some of the helicopters were added to the screen digitally in post-production. D
The production tried to make most of the effects practical, which means the explosions were real, no [...] D
The red and white towers that are visible are the jump towers that have supported Airborne Training [...] D
The French bugler shot in the beginning is portrayed by writer and director Randall Wallace's real-l [...] D
The A-6 Intruder footage was originally shot for L'ultimo attacco (1991). This was necessary because [...] D

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In the final battle scene, several UH1 ("Huey") helicopters are shown firing Gatling guns and rocket [...] D
In reality, both of the UH1D helicopters Major Bruce Crandall flew into LZ X-ray were unarmed. In th [...] D
In the beginning, the French Group Mobile 100 is ambushed and killed to the last man. In reality, th [...] D
During the opening scene of the attack on the French unit, the NVA regulars charge the French. But d [...] D
Colonel Moore is almost bayoneted by an NVA soldier wearing glasses, but turns and shoots the man in [...] D
Unless the U.S. Army changed the wearing of brass between 1965 and 1974, the troops gathered at the [...] D
Contrary to what's shown in the movie, Lieutenant Henry Herrick and 2nd Platoon did not recklessly c [...] D
Not all of Vietnam's terrain is "is incredibly dense". There ARE areas without "a lot of tropical ve [...] D
Near the beginning the Sergeant Major calls the battalion officers to attention just prior to Moore [...] D
On two mornings, the time is shown either side of 6 a.m. There is a great deal of daylight in the mo [...] D
Not only are the "Kepis Blanc" inappropriate for Foreign Legion officers, but the red berets worn by [...] D
Besides the fact that the French Troops's beret insignia is worn on the wrong side, the insignia its [...] D
In the scene where the soldiers are celebrating being sent to war, the Sam Moore and Dave Prater Jr. [...] D
Moore is briefed that the North Vietnamese attacked the Special Forces camp at Plei Mei the night pr [...] D
The conversation between SGM Plumley and Joe Galloway regarding his status as a non-combatant did no [...] D
Moore is shown wearing a 2ID patch in the beginning of the movie and continues until deploying. The [...] D
In the opening moments, the narrator tells us that the French GM100 was ambushed at/near the same sp [...] D
The film suggests that the battle of LZ X-Ray happened immediately following the failed NVA attack a [...] D
SPOILER. The air strikes that supported the bayonet charge (to clear the area around the landing zon [...] D
When Moore and his soldiers capture a North Vietnamese Army deserter and ask him where his friends a [...] D
Greg Kinnear's character, Major Bruce Crandall, and Mark McCracken's character, Captain Ed Freeman, [...] D
In the scene just following the ambush of first platoon's patrol, Moore's flashlight is shot and all [...] D
In the second night of the battle there appears a full Moon, but in reality on 11/15/1965 the Moon w [...] D
There was no climatic bayonet charge to end the battle. During the predawn darkness of the third day [...] D
Clark Gregg was around 40 years old when he played CPT Tom Metsker. Metsker was 26 when he was kille [...] D
In the film credits the following appears "With special thanks to: ...And the 3RD Ranger Training Ba [...] D
In the opening scene, French troops are shown with their beret insignia on the left side of their fo [...] D
Both John Geoghegan and Henry Herrick are shown wearing the US Army Good Conduct Medal. Geoghegan an [...] D
Joe Galloway's Nikon camera shown throughout the movie is a model "F Photomic FTN", first sold in Se [...] D
At 14:23 when Lieutenant Colonel Moore and Sergeant Major Plumley enter the command bunker, the flag [...] D
When Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An tells his soldiers about their final attack, the Vietnamese quote doesn' [...] D
When Joe Galloway helps defend the aid post, as he aims his M16 it can appear that there is no round [...] D
In the final battle scene, an NVA soldier is manning a German MG34 machine gun. Although used extens [...] D
Early in the film, LTC Moore is shown signing a typewritten will in his home, alone (late at night). [...] D
When the soldiers are preparing to board the buses at Ft Benning, in front of the airborne towers yo [...] D
As pointed out during the beginning of the movie. The battalion was issued "a new weapon" This would [...] D
When Barry Pepper's character Joe Galloway puts his camera down and picks up a rifle to help defend [...] D
LTC Moore and his officers are shown assembling at Fort Benning's 250 foot towers. This is an odd pl [...] D
At about 9:24 in the film SGT Savage is wearing the crossed rifles and blue brass backgrounds of an [...] D
According to Harold Moore in his book "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young" on pages 323-325 he states [...] D
When Colonel Moore introduces Sgt Major Plumley, he says that he made all four parachute drops with [...] D
Near the beginning the Sergeant Major calls the battalion officers to attention just prior to Moore [...] D
When helicopters are landing or taking off, the sound effects are that of turbine engine RPM being i [...] D
The opening scene of the second day states the time is 6:07am, but the shadows are very short, indic [...] D
At the night scene where Moore is seen praying to a body, the body bag can be seen breathing. D
When Lt Col Moore is speaking to his men in the helicopter bay the echo happens before he starts spe [...] D
In the opening scene that depicts the destruction of Groupement Mobile No.100, the officers are show [...] D

Frase

Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Where you from, son? Josep [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I'm glad you made it, son. [...] D
Sgt. Ernie Savage: Good morning, Sergeant Major. [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: To follow your instincts an [...] D
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Can't take no pictur [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Glad you made it son. Joe [...] D
Capt. Matt Dillon: Tom, how much you know about ou [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I can hear you laughing you [...] D
[first lines] French Captain: [in French; subtitl [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Nothing's wrong except ther [...] D
[Moore and Geoghegan a prayer before leaving for V [...] D
[after Ouellette takes a NVA prisoner just after l [...] D
[first lines] Joe Galloway: [Narrating; voice-ove [...] D
[to Major Crandall] 2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I got a problem, Snake Shit [...] D
[last lines] Joseph Galloway: [narrating] Some ha [...] D
Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An: [in Vietnamese] Such a tra [...] D
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: [about to face an on [...] D
Maj. General Henry Kinnard: The White House antici [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I think you oughta get your [...] D
Joseph Galloway: [narrating] Some had families wai [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: You got a death wish, Gallo [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Pass this along; tell your [...] D
[the Viet Minh look down on wounded French soldier [...] D
Joseph Galloway: [narrating] Some had families wai [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: You know what Air Cavalry r [...] D
Cecile Moore: [During the kids' bedtime prayers LT [...] D
Diplomatic Spook: I don't like it. First time out [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I'll never forgive myself. [...] D
Medevac CO: Crandall! You led my men into a hot LZ [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: I wonder what was going thr [...] D
[On the radio] Colonel Tim Brown: Colonel, what's [...] D
[Moore and Plumley are looking on at the NVA headq [...] D
Crandall: My men call me Snakeshit, sir. Lt. Colo [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: [Narrating; voice-over] Dea [...] D
[after savage is rescued] Sergeant Major Basil Pl [...] D
Joe Galloway: [Narrating; voice-over] In Saigon, H [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: They attack us; no casualti [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Do you got a death wish, Ga [...] D
[At night] Specialist Galen Bungum: I can't see a [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: A leader must remain cool a [...] D
[Galloway is on the ground] Sergeant Major Basil [...] D
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: - Sent us another bu [...] D
Colonel Tim Brown: Last night, the enemy hit our S [...] D
Joe Galloway: Sir, I don't know how to tell this s [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: [Hal Moore speaks to his me [...] D
2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan: Barbra and I spent [...] D
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: If any of you sons o [...] D
Sergeant Ernie Savage: Beautiful morning, Sergeant [...] D
Sergeant Major Basil Plumley: Seen the new rifles [...] D
Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An: [in Vietnamese; subtitled] [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: Broken Arrow! D
2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan: I'm here to help or [...] D
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore: He died keeping my promise. D
Joe Galloway: [narrating] We who have seen war, wi [...] D
Cecile Moore: Daddy what is a war? Lt. Colonel Ha [...] D
Brigade Headquarters: How is it out there, Colonel [...] D

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