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1977

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Boys of Company C follows the lives of five naïve young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp through a tour in Vietnam that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own .. Read more

Starring	Stan Shaw, Scott Hylands, Craig Wasson, James Canning
Director	Sidney J. Furie
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- Gruelling yet humorous look at a bunch of Marines through training and posting to Vietnam in 1968, this turns every war... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  Good movie but so hard to find...
  
  Sadly over looked and certainly under-rated vietnam war movie which follows the raw recruits of C Company through the trials of war.[Long before Kubrik chose ... read more »
  
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  - Eddie McGrath
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  A film of its time... BUT
  
  Unfortunately, this is a film of its era and subsequent films have better tackled the thorny issue that was the Vietnam War (like 'Hamburger Hill', made... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
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  - 26 Nov 2009 at 08:27
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  Boys in Company C
  
  Excellent. would recommend. Tells a very good story
  
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  - Enniskillen
  - 10 Nov 2009 at 13:20
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  Starts well then fadeds to bordem
  
  This film has a great story, however its let down by some poor acting and scripts.
  
  When it started i thought i was watching the prequel to Full Metal... read more »
  
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  - 05 Feb 2009 at 15:47
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  the boys in company c
  
  i thought this film was great as it is a true story from a soldiers point of view .i read recently america tried to ban it because of its contents. probably ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Jan 2009 at 17:02
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  Great movie recomend it deserves the rating given
  
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  - Quedgeley
  - 12 Dec 2008 at 14:46
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  Boys in Company c
  
  Have been looking for this film for many years and it was worth the wait, ejoyed it and would reccommended to anyone if the early Vietnam is your thing. A ... read more »
  
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- - bullboy
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  - 02 Oct 2008 at 19:41
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  'The Boys In Company C'
  
  I first watched this movie 20 years ago, it's still great now 20 years on, on to watch for all the military / war movie buffs
  
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  - 04 Aug 2008 at 10:46
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  The Bad Boys In Company C
  
  Absolute rubbish. Typical American badly acted and scripted film .
  
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- - pottie3
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  - 24 Jul 2008 at 21:50
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  funny, sad, distressing
  
  What a great film i didn't realise it was a 1977 film thought it was a new one, but thats probably why i enjoyed it, made back in the days when films were ... read more »
  
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  - somerset
  - 18 Jun 2008 at 11:47
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  Boys in Company C
  
  An absoloutely must see film if Vietnam is your thing. I saw it when it was first released and had it on VHS, it's know worn out. I too have been trying ... read more »
  
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  Good movie but so hard to find...
  
  Sadly over looked and certainly under-rated vietnam war movie which follows the raw recruits of C Company through the trials of war.[Long before Kubrik chose ... read more »
  
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  - Eddie McGrath
  - Ayrshire, Scotland.
  - 06 Feb 2005 at 07:23
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  The Hidden Gem
  
  I have not seen this film since it came out and at the time it was one of the best war films I had seen. I have been trying desperately ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Oct 2006 at 09:12
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  Boys in Company C
  
  An absoloutely must see film if Vietnam is your thing. I saw it when it was first released and had it on VHS, it's know worn out. I too have been trying ... read more »
  
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  maybe the best vietnam movie ever made
  
  A great film so hard to find in the dvd age. the film full metal jacket wanted to be .
  
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  Boys in Company C
  
  Excellent. would recommend. Tells a very good story
  
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  - Enniskillen
  - 10 Nov 2009 at 13:20
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  funny, sad, distressing
  
  What a great film i didn't realise it was a 1977 film thought it was a new one, but thats probably why i enjoyed it, made back in the days when films were ... read more »
  
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  - somerset
  - 18 Jun 2008 at 11:47
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  The Bad Boys In Company C
  
  Absolute rubbish. Typical American badly acted and scripted film .
  
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- - pottie3
  - 6 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 24 Jul 2008 at 21:50
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  'The Boys In Company C'
  
  I first watched this movie 20 years ago, it's still great now 20 years on, on to watch for all the military / war movie buffs
  
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- - ian3
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  - Salisbury
  - 04 Aug 2008 at 10:46
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  Boys in Company c
  
  Have been looking for this film for many years and it was worth the wait, ejoyed it and would reccommended to anyone if the early Vietnam is your thing. A ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Oct 2008 at 19:41
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  Great movie recomend it deserves the rating given
  
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  - Quedgeley
  - 12 Dec 2008 at 14:46

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- Gruelling yet humorous look at a bunch of Marines through training and posting to Vietnam in 1968, this turns every war... read more on Time Out
- 50819
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21

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