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The Green Berets
1968
One of the first American films specifically about the Vietnam War was also one of the most hawkish, offering a pro-intervention perspective at the height of the conflict. Filmed along the conventions of a World War II action drama, a gung-ho colonel battles the vicious Viet Cong while protecting innocent civilians, befriending .. Read more
| Starring | John Wayne, David Janssen, Aldo Ray, Jim Hutton |
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| Director | John Wayne, Ray Kellogg, Ray Kel |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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The Green Berets
One of the first American films specifically about the Vietnam War was also one of the most hawkish, offering a pro-intervention perspective at the height of the conflict. Filmed along the conventions of a World War II action drama, a gung-ho colonel battles the vicious Viet Cong while protecting innocent civilians, befriending an orphaned boy, and reforming a liberal newspaperman's misguided political views.
| Starring | John Wayne, David Janssen, Aldo Ray, Jim Hutton, Raymond St. Jacques, George Takei, Bruce Cabot, Patrick Wayne, Jack Soo, Luke Askew, George Take |
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| Director | John Wayne, Ray Kellogg, Ray Kel |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 16 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 21 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, English Blu-ray: Castilian Spanish, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1968 To Rent: DVD: 21 Feb 2005 Blu-ray: 18 Jan 2010 |
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The Duke tells it like it was in Vietnam froma hawk's eye view, with the Vietcong spending their time setting fiendish... read more on Time Out
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Jingoistic formulaic film with a 'build em up to knock em down' approach to complex moral and practical issues. Intended to serve as nothing but a pro ... read more »
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i love this film john wayne is a legend if you have not seen this film rent it now you wont be disapointed
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I have never been a fan of John Wayne as I have never seen him as a decent actor, but this film is different. It's still very much John Wayne but the story ... read more »
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This is a classic John Wayne, that tells the early story of the Vietnam War from the American view. It is still a classic war story and demonstrate both the ... read more »
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In Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino has declared war, and you can be sure that he means it. Now, we like a good anti-war film as well as the next guy: Schindler’s List, The Thin Red Line, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Deer Hunter… These are classics for a reason. But let’s be honest, sometimes it’s more fun to curl up with a real war movie: a gung-ho, lock-and-load, no-holds-barred action film. It’s this kind of movie that Tarantino has made, squarely... Read more
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One of the first American films specifically about the Vietnam War was also one of the most hawkish, offering a pro-intervention perspective at the height of the conflict. Filmed along the conventions of a World War II action drama, a gung-ho colonel battles the vicious Viet Cong while protecting ...
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The Green Berets
One of the first American films specifically about the Vietnam War was also one of the most hawkish, offering a pro-intervention perspective at the height of the conflict. Filmed along the conventions of a World War II action drama, a gung-ho colonel battles the vicious Viet Cong while protecting ...
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