We Were Soldiers
2002 film directed by Randall Wallace
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Summary
We Were Soldiers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,327 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Randall Wallace[3]
- Screenwriter: Randall Wallace[4]
- Composer: Nick Glennie-Smith[5]
- Genre: war film[6], drama film[7]
- Based on: We Were Soldiers Once… And Young[8]
- Cast member: Mel Gibson[9], Madeleine Stowe[10], Sam Elliott[11], Greg Kinnear[12], Chris Klein[13], Keri Russell[14], Barry Pepper[15], Dylan Walsh[16], Bellamy Young[17], Clark Gregg[18], Jon Hamm[19], Josh Daugherty[20], Jsu Garcia[21], Marc Blucas[22]
- Producer: Bruce Davey[23], Stephen McEveety[24]
- Production company: Icon Productions[25]
- Director of photography: Dean Semler[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27], French[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 6.4[30], 65/100[31], 63%[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: Germany[34], United States[35]
- Publication date: January 1, 2002[36], July 4, 2002[37]
- Characters: Hal Moore[38], Julia Compton Moore[39], Bruce Perry Crandall[40], Basil L. Plumley[41], Joseph L. Galloway[42], Ed Freeman[43], Nguyễn Hữu An[44], Battle of Ia Drang[45], Henry E. Emerson[46], Harry Kinnard[47]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[48], Netflix[49]
- Narrative location: Vietnam[50]
- Filming location: Georgia[51]
- Main subject: Battle of Ia Drang[52], Vietnam War[53]
- Film editor: William Hoy[54]
- Executive producer: Arne Schmidt[55]
- Title: We Were Soldiers[56]
- Has characteristic: film based on book[57]
Why It Matters
We Were Soldiers has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]