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The Green Berets (1968) -- John Wayne stars in this classic war film
The Green Berets (1968) -- Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General
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Overview

User Rating:
5.1/10   4,383 votes
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Writers:
James Lee Barrett (screenplay)
Robin Moore (novel)
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Release Date:
27 July 1968 (Japan) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | War more
Tagline:
They had to be the toughest fighting force on earth - and the men who led them had to be just a little bit tougher! more
Plot:
Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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User Comments:
Hugely Misunderstood Film more (119 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

John Wayne ... Colonel Mike Kirby

David Janssen ... George Beckworth
Jim Hutton ... Sergeant Petersen
Aldo Ray ... Master Sergeant Muldoon
Raymond St. Jacques ... Sergeant Doc McGee
Bruce Cabot ... Colonel Morgan
Jack Soo ... Colonel Cai

George Takei ... Captain Nim
Patrick Wayne ... Lieutenant Jamison
Luke Askew ... Sergeant Provo

Irene Tsu ... Lin
Edward Faulkner ... Captain MacDaniel
Jason Evers ... Captain Coleman
Mike Henry ... Sergeant Kowalski
Craig Jue ... Hamchunk
Chuck Roberson ... Sergeant Griffin
Eddy Donno ... Sergeant Watson
Rudy Robbins ... Sergeant Parks
Richard 'Cactus' Pryor ... Collier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Vera Miles ... Mrs. Kirby (scenes deleted)
Yodying Apibal ... South Vietnamese soldier (uncredited)
Charles Bail ... Sergeant Lark (uncredited)
Jess Barker ... Soldier (uncredited)
Vincente Cadiente ... Viet Cong soldier (uncredited)
Walker Edmiston ... (uncredited)
Tom Hennesy ... (uncredited)
Frank Koomen ... Lt. Sachs (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
William Olds ... General Phan Son Ti (uncredited)
James Seay ... Soldier (uncredited)
Bill Shannon ... Sgt. White (uncredited)
Hayward Soo Hoo ... Soldier (uncredited)
Laird Stuart ... Lt. Olsen (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie ... Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Warlock ... Soldier (uncredited)
Bach Yen ... Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ray Kellogg 
John Wayne 
Mervyn LeRoy (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
James Lee Barrett (screenplay)

Robin Moore (novel "The Green Berets")

Produced by
Michael Wayne .... producer
 
Original Music by
Miklós Rózsa  (as Miklos Rozsa)
 
Cinematography by
Winton C. Hoch 
 
Film Editing by
Otho Lovering 
 
Production Design by
Walter M. Simonds 
 
Set Decoration by
Ray Moyer 
 
Costume Design by
Jerry Alpert 
 
Makeup Department
Dave Grayson .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Lee Lukather .... unit production manager (as Lee W. Lukather)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe L. Cramer .... assistant director
Cliff Lyons .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Red Turner .... property (as 'Red' Turner)
Hendrik Wynands .... construction coordinator (as 'Hank' Wynands)
 
Sound Department
Stanley Jones .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Sass Bedig .... special effects
 
Stunts
Phil Adams .... stunts (uncredited)
Charles Bail .... stunts (uncredited)
Stan Barrett .... stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Bass .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Bullock .... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Burk .... stunts (uncredited)
Vincente Cadiente .... stunts (uncredited)
Hank Calia .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Couch .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Couch .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney .... stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddy Donno .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Finnegan .... stunts (uncredited)
Alan Gibbs .... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Hennesy .... stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins .... stunts (uncredited)
Yoneo Iguchi .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Lewis .... stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons .... stunts (uncredited)
Roy K. Ogata .... stunts (uncredited)
Ernie F. Orsatti .... stunts (uncredited)
Ed Parker .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunts (uncredited)
Ronald C. Ross .... stunts (uncredited)
George Sawaya .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Shannon .... stunts (uncredited)
Hayward Soo Hoo .... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Summers .... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Warlock .... stunts (uncredited)
Robert Warner .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ted Saizis .... director of photography: battle sequences (uncredited)
Vincent Saizis .... director of photography: battle sequences (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Allan Roberts .... lyrics
 
Transportation Department
George Coleman .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
William C. Burns .... project officer: Dept. of Defense (as Lt. Col. William C. Byrns U.S.A.)
Jerold R. Dodds .... advisor: special forces (as Major Jerold R. Dodds U.S.A.)
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer
August Schomburg Jr. .... project officer: Fort Benning (as Captain August Schomburg Jr. U.S.A.)
Crayton Smith .... script supervisor
Mervyn LeRoy .... studio advisor (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
141 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Vietnamese
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) (cut) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) (1998) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (1992) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1968) | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1984) | West Germany:16 (f) | New Zealand:PG | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:G | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
Company:
Batjac Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Some of the "Vietnamese village" sets were so realistic they were left intact, and were later used by the Army for training troops destined for Vietnam. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The mortar tube that the crew is using in the pit is a 4.2 inch (diameter) mortar. Yet they are dropping 81mm rounds down the tube. Also, when a round is fired out of a mortar, it sounds like an explosion, not like a small "poof". more
Quotes:
Sybil Sutton: It's strange that we've never read of this in the newspapers.
Sergeant Muldoon: Well... that's newspapers for you, ma'am. You could fill volumes with what you don't read in them."
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Movie Orgy (1968) more
Soundtrack:
The River Seine more

FAQ

Is it possible to stand in Da Nang and watch the sunset like at the end of the movie?
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58 out of 83 people found the following comment useful.
Hugely Misunderstood Film, 2 May 1999
Author: Bruce L. Jones (bjones@accex.net) from Southern California

It is probably impossible to assess the content of this film in other than the context in which it was developed and presented. My own first viewing was in 1968 a matter of mere weeks before having to report for duty in the US Armed Forces. At that time I did not know whether or not I would have to go to Viet Nam as many of my friends already had. Some had already been killed or wounded in action. In this context, the film is one I will never forget.

John Wayne made this as a political film in an attempt to counter the rising tide of what he and others like him saw as treasonous protests against the government and the military over the conflict in Viet Nam. This horrid almost-war was tearing many families apart in controversy. Wayne wanted to make a patriotic statement of support for the Armed Forces who had been so good to him. He was denied several attempts at enlistment in WWII and was classified 4F. He made films to support the allied war effort then and hoped to show support again even though this was never a real war. Instead he was widely ridiculed by a rabid leftist press.

Yes, the film was definitely not accurate in the way we have come to demand of today's films. Such accuracy may have been impossible in the political climate of the day. There was deep seated anger in the upper military echelon for not being allowed to wage an actual war. Every engagement between forces was won by the Americans, but they were forbidden from the beginning to the end from pressing an attack. The result was perhaps history's worst military "Catch 22"; fight and then wait for the enemy to regroup, rearm and reattack. I still know military people who hate the entire media for the brow-beating they gave the military and Congress, who - in turn - forbade the military from pressing more aggressive action.

Wayne was also attempting to counter people in the entertainment industry whom he and others considered traitors (then and still) such as Jane Fonda, who visited and spoke in support of North Viet Nam.

It was this climate Wayne stepped into. His effort was genuine but it resulted in a cameo of the war rather than something palpable. Something that good has yet to be made. Much of what went on, real high drama and touching personal stories, has been almost entirely ignored by Hollywood. Thus, this also remains one of the few films of the hugely controversial era.

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