We Were Soldiers

Mel Gibson stars as Colonel Hal Moore in this big budget war movie telling the true story of the Battle of Landing Zone X-Ray. The year is 1965 and Colonel Moore's men arrive in the highlands of South Vietnam ready to carry out a search-and-destroy mission. But thanks to a fault in military intelligence, they disembark near a large North Vietnamese army base and soon find themselves surrounded. What follows is a three-day battle resulting in massive casualties for both sides.

Director: Randall Wallace
Producer: Stephen McEveety
Producer: Bruce Davey
Producer: Randall Wallace
Writer: Randall Wallace
Music: Nick Glennie-Smith
Actor: Mel Gibson
Actor: Madeleine Stowe
Actor: Greg Kinnear
Actor: Sam Elliott
Actor: Chris Klein
Actor: Keri Russell
Actor: Barry Pepper
Actor: Don Duong
Actor: Desmond Harrington
Actor: Dylan Walsh
Actor: Marc Blucas