We Were Soldiers (2002)

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R | 2 hr 17 mins | Action, Drama, War, Historical, Period, Adaptation | Released: 3/1/2002 |Box Office Total: $78.1M

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Synopsis:

A fact-based tale of men under fire, their common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to and love for one another during one of the most savage military battles in U.S. history. On November 14, 1965, in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, in a small clearing called Landing Zone X-Ray, Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore and 400 troopers from the U.S. 7th Air Cavalry are surrounded by 2000 enemy soldiers in what would become the first, and perhaps the worst, major battle of the Vietnam War.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/1/2002

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Randall Wallace	Director
Allan Graf	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Mel Gibson	Lead Actor
Mel Gibson	Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore
Madeleine Stowe	Julie Moore
Greg Kinnear	Major Bruce Crandall
Sam Elliott	Sergeant Major Basil Plumley
Chris Klein	2nd Lieutenant Jack Geoghegan
Keri Russell	Barbara Geoghegan
Barry Pepper	Joseph Galloway
Don Duong	Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huu An
Ryan Hurst	Sergeant Ernie Savage
Robert Bagnell	1st Lieutenant Charlie Hastings
Marc Blucas	2nd Lieutenant Henry Herrick
Doug Hutchison
Josh Daugherty	Specialist 4 Bob Ouellette
Jsu Garcia	Captain Tony Nadal
Jon Hamm	Captain Matt Dillon
Clark Gregg	Captain Tom Metsker
Desmond Harrington	Specialist 4 Bill Beck
Blake Heron	Specialist 4 Galen Bungum
Erik MacArthur	Specialist 4 Russell Adams
Dylan Walsh	Captain Bob Edwards
Mark McCracken	Captain Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman
Edwin Morrow	PFC Willie Godboldt
Brian Tee	PFC Jimmy Nakayama
Sloane Momsen	Cecile Moore
Bellamy Young	Catherine Metsker
Simbi Khali	Alma Givens
Jim Grimshaw	Major General Harry Kinnard
Forry Smith	Platoon Sergeant Carl Palmer
Steven Nelson	Specialist 5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose
Vincent Angell	Captain Robert 'Doc' Carrara
Michael Tomlinson	Colonel Tim Brown
Keith Szarabajka	Diplomatic Spook
Tim Abell	Army Intelligence Officer
Patrick St Esprit	General in Hallway
Michael John White	Mortar Sergeant
Daniel Roebuck	Medeva Commanding Officer
Maia Lien	Army Wife
Danny Beene	Cab Driver
Taylor Momsen	Daughter Julie Moore
Josh McLaurin	Greg Moore
Devon Werkheiser	Steve Moore
Billinjer C Tran	David Moore
Vien Hong	Mr Nik
Joseph Tran	NVA Officer
Joseph Hieu	NVA Officer
Lam Nguyen	NVA Soldier with Bayonet
Zoe Bui	NVA Wife
Andrew Wallace	French Bugler
Nicholas Hosking	French Captain
Michael Giordani	French Lieutenant
Shep Koster	Reporter
Kate Lombardi	Reporter
Ingrid Semler	Reporter
Jason Powell	Sergeant Robert Stokes
Doug C Cook	Captain Ray Lefebvre
Sean Thomas Bunch	Trooper on Fire
F Lee Reynolds	Huey Flight Crew
Stephen Zapotoczny	Edwards' Radio Operator
Frank Kostenko Jr	Foxhole Trooper
Production Credits	Credit
Bruce Davey	Producer
Jim Lemley	Executive Producer
Danielle Lemmon	Co-Producer
Eveleen Bandy	Associate Producer
Stephen Zapotoczny	Co-Producer
William Hoy	Associate Producer
Arne L Schmidt	Executive Producer
Mel Gibson	Producer
Steve McEveety	Producer
Arne L Schmidt	Co-Producer
Carl Moore	Associate Producer
Randall Wallace	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Icon Entertainment International	Production Company
Wheelhouse Entertainment	Production Company
Motion Picture Productions, Incorporated	Production Company
Erste	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Icon Film Distribution (IFD)	Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
California, USA
Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
Writer	Credit
Harold G Moore	Book as Source Material
Randall Wallace	Screenplay
Joseph L Galloway	Book as Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Shauna L Kroen	Production Auditor
Bekki Misiorowski	Auditor - visual effects auditor
Sandra L Yeary	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Coleen Aiello	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Ruth T Maehara	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Michele Wright	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Gary Sewell	Production Auditor - assistant auditor
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Dea Valentin Kristensen	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Tom Sanders	Production Designer
Gary Fettis	Set Decorator
Daniel Dorrance	Art Director
Josh Warner	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Wendy Richardson	Art Department Coordinator
Greg Sanger	Lead Person
Joni Jacobson	Art Department - flame artist
Dan Sweetman	Storyboard Artist
Gary Fettis	Set Designer
Richard Colwell	Scenic Artist
Melissa Frye	Scenic Artist
Richard Romig	Set Designer
John Mann	Storyboard Artist
Chris Howard	Art Department - flame artist
Nick Rymond	Set Dresser
Kevin Kavanaugh	Art Director
James F Truesdale	Art Director
Tyler Kettenburg	Set Dresser
Naaman Marshall	Set Designer
Rick Glenn	Set Dresser
Erik Polczwartek	Set Dresser
Bryan Hill	Set Dresser
Daniel B Foster	Set Dresser
C. Lance Totten	Set Dresser
Robert Tate Nichols	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Amanda Mackey Johnson	Casting Director
Amanda Mackey Johnson	Casting
Danny Boyer	Extras Casting - background casting
Denice Kimagai	Voice Casting
Wendy Weidman	Casting Associate
Caitlin McKenna	Voice Casting
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond	Casting
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond	Casting Director
Sig De Miguel	Casting Associate
Liz Lang Fedrick	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Tony Rivetti	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 1st assistant
Narbeh Mardirossian	Video - video I/O operator
Ingrid Semler	Camera - camera loader
Joe Martens	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Jim Gilson	Lighting Technician
Kevin P Boyd	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Mark O'Kane	Steadicam Operator - "A" camera/Steadicam operator
Stephen S Vaughan	Photography - still photographer
Mike Stanwick	Color Timer
Richard Merryman	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Dean Semler	Director of Photography
Richard Merryman	Director of Photography - 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit)
Jerry G Callaway	Camera Operator - "C" camera operator
Steve Bowen	Color Timer - digital color timer
Dennis Hammermeister	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Mark Connelly	Camera - camera loader
Fred L McLane	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
Reginald Newkirk	Camera Assistant - "C" camera 1st assistant
Micah Bisagni	Camera - camera loader
David Katz	Video Assist/Playback - video assist (2nd Unit)
Mike Culp	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
David B Nowell	Director of Photography
Lloyd Ahern Jr	Director of Photography - 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit)
Michael Chavez	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Michael Herron	Video Assist/Playback - video assist (2nd Unit)
Scott Smith	Camera - film loader (2nd Unit)
Frank D Parrish	Camera Assistant - "A" camera 2nd assistant
John O'Connor	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 2nd assistant
Scott A Whitbread	Camera - film loader (2nd Unit)
Mark LaBonge	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Michael Gershman	Director of Photography - 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit)
Stuart D Campbell	Camera Assistant - "C" camera 2nd assisant
Paul Therault	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Charles S Colegrove	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Mike Cassidy	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Neil Toussaint	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Sean O'Shea	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
John Stradling	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Kirk Bloom	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Steven Cueva	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Todd Gavin	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Christopher G Garcia	Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Icon Film Distribution (IFD)	Film Financier
Icon Film Distribution (IFD)	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Nick Glennie-Smith	Music Conductor - orchestra conductor
Ashley Irwin	Orchestrations
Randall Wallace	Song
Tommy Blaize	Song Performer
Laura Perlman	Music Editor
Isobel Griffiths	Music Contractor - orchestra contractor
Nick Glennie-Smith	Music
Malcolm Luker	Music - music recorder & mixer
Metro Voice	Song Performer
Nick Glennie-Smith	Song
Isaac Hayes	Song
David Porter	Song
Harry Noble	Song
Joseph Rizza Kilna	Song
Joseph Kilna Mackenzie	Song - song producer & performer
Seoras Wallace	Song - song producer
The United States Military Academy Cadet Glee Club	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Lincoln P Simonds	Stunts
Allan Graf	Stunt Coordinator
Lance Gilbert	Stunt Coordinator - stunt co-coordinator
Thomas Gianelli	Stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	Stunts
Kevin Reid	Stunts
Stuart Quan	Stunts
Gilbert Rosales	Stunts
C C Taylor	Stunts
Kiante Elam	Stunts
Chuck Hosack	Stunts
Danny Wong	Stunts
Steve Martinez	Stunts
Peter Turner	Stunts
Casey Pieretti	Stunts
John Meier	Stunts
Mark Chadwick	Stunts
Eddie Matthews	Stunts
Spencer Sano	Stunts
Andy Cheng	Stunts
Eddie Fernandez	Stunts
Steven W Ho	Stunts
Thomas DuPont	Stunts
Jon Valera	Stunts
Jim Palmer	Stunts
Mark DeAllessandro	Stunts
Justin Reimer	Stunts
Kofi Elam	Stunts
Dustin Meier	Stunts
Richard Bucher	Stunts
Matt Byrne	Stunts
Eddie Perez	Stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	Stunts
Yoshio Iizuka	Stunts
Johnny Nguyen	Stunts
Todd Bryant	Stunts
Scott Waugh	Stunts
Al Goto	Stunts
Matthew Taylor	Stunts
Simon Rhee	Stunts
Tad Griffith	Stunts
Mario Roberts	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Arne L Schmidt	Unit Production Manager
Angel Pine	Post-Production Supervisor
Cate Hardman	Script Supervisor
Maida N Morgan	Location Manager
Haley Sweet	Production Coordinator
Nilo Otero	Assistant Director
Tyler Elliott	Assistant Location Manager
Matt di Franco	Assistant Production Coordinator
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	Project Manager
Casey Vanover	Technical Coordinator - technical services coordinator
Kit Young	Technical Operations Manager - digital system manager
Gregg Edler	Production Supervisor
Shannon Speaker	DGA Trainee
Haley Sweet	Production Supervisor
Aaron Dorn	Project Manager
Kathy Leigh Fleming	Production Coordinator
Kim Winther	Assistant Director
David R Israel	Location Manager
Phil Kane	Assistant Location Manager
Sherry Gallarneau	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Steve Dirkes	Assistant Location Manager
Allen Kupetsky	Assistant Director
Carol Flaisher	Location Manager
Frank Kostenko Jr	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Lars P Winther	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Lars P Winther	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
William Purple	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Jey Wada	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director (2nd Unit)
Michelene Mundo	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Rachel Aberly	Unit Publicist
Rachel Aberly	Film Publicist
Sound	Credit
Mark P Stoeckinger	Sound Design - sound design & supervisor
Kelly Oxford	ADR Supervisor - dialogue/ADR supervisor
Michelle Pazer	ADR Editor
Kevin K Sorenson	Boom Operator
Willard Overstreet	Foley Editor
Victor Ray Ennis	Assistant Sound Editor
Nerses Gezalyan	Foley Mixer
Weldon Brown	ADR Mixer
Tim Cooney	Sound Mixer
Tim Cooney	Sound
Wylie Stateman	Foley - foley supervisor
Marc Fishman	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Randy Kelley	Sound Effects Editor
Geoffrey G Rubay	Sound Designer
Hector Gika	Sound Effects Editor
Michael Keller	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
James M Moriana	Foley - foley walker
Ann Hadsell	ADR Mixer
Craig Jurkiewicz	Foley Editor
Lon E Bender	Sound Design - sound design & supervisor
Tim Boggs	ADR Editor
Paul Flinchbaugh	Assistant Sound Editor
David Kudell	Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	Foley - foley walker
Peter J Lehman	Sound Effects Editor
Mike Reagan	Sound Effects Editor
Greg Hainer	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Robert Dawson	Titles - title designer
Paul Lombardi	Special Effects
Paul Lombardi	Special Effects Coordinator
Kelly Port	Effects Supervisor - digital effects supervisor
David Goldberg	Visual Effects Supervisor
Steve Galich	Special Effects Foreman
Clint Schultz	Graphic Designer
Richard S Wood	Special Effects Supervisor
Nancy Adams	3-D Artist - 3-D integration lead
Sophie Leclerc	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Jessica Westbrook	Effects Coordinator - digital effects coordinator
Steve Siracusa	Effects Assistant - assistant visual effects editor
Martin Clark	Software Engineer - Technical Services Supervisor
Pual Abatemarco	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Kelly L'Estrange	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Jann Wimmer	Effects Assistant - technical assistant
Jason Doss	3-D Artist - 3-D integration artist
Chris Holsey	Effects Supervisor - Scan/Record Supervisor
Stanley Blackwell	Special Effects
Kelly Kerby	Special Effects
Kevin Lingenfelser	Effects Supervisor - digital effects supervisor
Scott Edelstein	3-D Artist - 3-D integration artist
Erik Pope	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Jessica Harris	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Rob Nederhorst	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Swen Gillberg	3-D Artist - 3-D integration artist
Lynn Basas	Effects Supervisor - CG supervisor
David Peterson	Special Effects
Scott Garcia	Special Effects - special effects technician
Dr Ken Jones	Effects Supervisor - digital effects supervisor
Chris Logan	3-D Artist - 3-D integration artist
Dave Stern	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Shannan Burkley	Visual Effects - digital paint arist
Cris Blyth	3-D Artist - 3-D digital model lead
Thomas M Craven	Special Effects - special effects technician
Terry Erickson	Special Effects - special effects technician
Bryan Whitaker	3-D Artist - 3-D digital modeler
Jeffrey Kalmus	Visual Effects - digital imaging supervsior
Nancy Bernstein	Visual Effects - visual effects executive producer
Mark Bryan Wilson	3-D Artist - 3-D digital modeler
Jeffrey Frink	Special Effects - special effects technician
Steven Dearth	Special Effects - special effects technician
Doug Wolf	3-D Artist - 3-D digital modeler
David Robinson	Visual Effects - visual effects corodinator
John Michael Courte	3-D Artist - 3-D effects animator
Craig Mathieson	Visual Effects - compositor
Randy Krohmer	Special Effects - special effects technician
George Paine	Special Effects - special effects technician
Nikos Kalaitzidis	3-D Artist - 3-D effects animator
Ken Sjogren	Visual Effects - compositor
Renee Chamblin	Visual Effects - compositor
Francois Antoine	3-D Artist - 3-D effects animator
Parry Willard	Special Effects - special effects technician
Dominik Dugandzic	Special Effects - special effects technician
Kenny Sutherland	Visual Effects - digital artist
Dante Quintana	Visual Effects - digital artist
John Fagan	Special Effects - special effects technician
Jeremy Hays	Special Effects - special effects technician
Randy Bahnsen	Visual Effects - digital artist
C Marie Davis	Visual Effects - executive visual effects producer
Scott D Mattson	Special Effects - special effects technician
Jeff Rand	Special Effects - special effects technician
Joe Matza	Visual Effects - digital mastering
Bob Eicholz	Visual Effects - digital mastering
Joel Blanchard	Special Effects - special effects technician
Dick Caine	Visual Effects - digital mastering technologist
Bob Buckner	Visual Effects - digital mastering technologist
Albert Soto	Visual Effects - digital mastering technologist
Tom Bristow	Visual Effects - digital asset management
Adam Young	Visual Effects - digital asset management
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Lawrence Velasco	Costumes - costumer
Beth Miller	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Michael Mills	Makeup Supervisor
Joe McCloskey	Costume Supervisor
Gerardo Rosette	Tailor
Michael Mills	Makeup - character make-up creator
Garrett Immel	Makeup Artist
Michael T Boyd	Costume Designer
Hallie D'Amore	Makeup Artist
Craig Reardon	Makeup - key makeup
Carmen Cuebello	Tailor
Stanley L Moore	Costume Supervisor
Kerry Mendenhall	Hair Stylist
Myron Baker	Costumes - costumer to Mel Gibson
Javier Arreita	Costumes - costumer
Jane Aull	Makeup Artist (2nd Unit)
Antonio Almaraz	Costumes - costumer
James Balker ('Mike')	Costumes - costumer
Mike Evans	Costumes - costumer
Frank Avanzo	Costumes - costumer
Elizabeth Clark	Costumes - costumer
Mike Lutz	Costumes - costumer
Kirstin Gallo	Costumes - costumer
Debbie Holbrook	Costumes - costumer

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