Directed by : Randall Wallace Produced by : Arne L. Schmidt,Jim Lemley,Randall Wallace Written by : Hal Moore,Joseph L. Galloway (book),Randall Wallace (screenplay) Starring : Mel Gibson,Sam Elliott,Madeleine Stowe,Greg Kinnear,Don Duong,Chris Klein,Jon Hamm Keri Russell,Barry Pepper,Dylan Walsh Distributed by : Paramount Pictures (United States),Icon Entertainment (International) Release date(s) : United States March 1, 2002 Running time : 138 minutes Country : United States Language : Thai Budget : $75,000,000 Gross revenue : $114,660,784
We Were Soldiers is a 2002 American war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang in Novemb er 1965the first major engagement of United States military forces in the Vietnam War. The film was dir ected by Randall Wallace and stars Mel Gibson. It is based on the book We Were Soldiers Once… And Y oung by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, both of whom were at t้้h e battle.A French Army unit in Vietnam in July 1954 during the First Indochina War is ambushed by soldi ers of the Viet Minh. Believing that France will stop sending troops if no quarter is given, Viet Minh Seni or Lieutenant Nguy?n H?u An (Don Duong), orders the execution of all surviving French soldiers.Eleven