We were soldiers [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures and Icon Productions present an Icon/Wheelhouse Entertainment production ; producers, Bruce Davey, Stephen McEveety, Randall Wallace ; written for the screen and directed by Randall Wallace.

Davey, Bruce, (film producer.). McEveety, Stephen, (film producer.). Wallace, Randall, 1949- (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Gibson, Mel, (actor.). Stowe, Madeleine, (actor.). Kinnear, Greg, 1963- (actor.). Elliott, Sam, 1944- (actor.). Klein, Chris, 1979- (actor.). Russell, Keri, 1976- (actor.). Pepper, Barry, 1970- (actor.). Duong, Don, 1957-2011 (actor.). Hurst, Ryan, 1976- (actor.). Semler, Dean, 1943- (cinematographer.). Hoy, William, (editor of moving image work.). Glennie-Smith, Nick, (composer.). Boyd, Michael T., (costume designer.). Sanders, Tom (Production designer), (production designer.). Moore, Harold G., 1922- We were soldiers once-- and young. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Icon Productions. (Added Author). Wheelhouse Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell, Barry Pepper, Don Duong, Ryan Hurst. (Cast).

Summary:

Lt. Col. Hal Moore is the commander of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry. As part of the Pleiku Campaign of late 1965, Moore is assigned to action at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley, an area known to be overrun by North Vietnamese troops and nicknamed "The Valley of Death." Moore soon finds himself and his men contained to an area about the size of a football field, surrounded by more than 2,000 enemy troops and engaged in the first major battle of the war. Heroism becomes the order of the day as the men refuse to yield, in spite of heavy losses of life.

Record details

ISBN: 0792182103
ISBN: 9780792182108
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, 2002.
Copyright: ©2002

Content descriptions

General Note:	Widescreen version. Based on the book "We were soldiers once ... and young" by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (ret.) and Joseph L. Galloway. Special features: commentary by director/writer Randall Wallace; deleted scenes; "Getting it right"--A behind-the-scenes featurette of "We were soldiers."
With Note:	MARCIVE 03/01/06
Formatted Contents Note:	Based on the book "We were soldiers once ... and young" by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (ret.) and Joseph L. Galloway.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, William Hoy ; music, Nick Glennie-Smith ; costume designer, Michael T. Boyd ; production designer, Tom Sanders.
Participant or Performer Note:	Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell, Barry Pepper, Don Duong, Ryan Hurst.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby surround.
Language Note:	English or French audio tracks with optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned.