Go Tell the Spartans (1978)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Ted Post

Escritores:

Daniel Ford (novel)
Wendell Mayes (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

1 septiembre 1978 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Guerra

Frase comercial:

Skirmishes, Ambushes And Boobytraps Explode Into The Most Savage War That Ever Scorched A Land

Plot:

A unit of American military advisors in Vietnam prior to the major U.S. involvement find similarities...

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Vietnam War | Decapitation | Vomit Scene | Army

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

An excellent film spotlighting early American "advisory" to South Vietnam up to 1964.

Reparto

Burt Lancaster	...	Maj. Asa Barker
Craig Wasson	...	Cpl. Courcey
Jonathan Goldsmith	...	Sgt. Oleonowski
Marc Singer	...	Capt. Alfred Olivetti
Joe Unger	...	Lt. Hamilton
Dennis Howard	...	Cpl. Abraham Lincoln
David Clennon	...	Lt. Finley Wattsberg
Evan C. Kim	...	Cowboy (as Evan Kim)
John Megna	...	Cpl. Ackley
Hilly Hicks	...	Signalman Toffer
Dolph Sweet	...	Gen. Harnitz
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Col. Minh
James Hong	...	The Old Man
Denice Kumagai	...	Butterfly
Tad Horino	...	One-eyed man

También conocida como:

La patrulla (Spain) [es]

Duración:

114 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Vietnamita

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Compañía:

Mar Vista Productions

Trivialidades:

The psychological operations model used by Lt. Wattsberg is still used by the US Army. It now uses computer databases rather than color charts.

Errores:

Personal o Equipo Visible: During the beginning of the movie, when the XO is showing Major Barker a map of MukWa, a microphone boom briefly appears at the bottom between them.

Citas:

Maj. Asa Barker: Are you sure we're not in a looney bin? sometimes I think we're in a god damn looney bin!

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Hollywood Vietnam (2005) (TV)

An excellent film spotlighting early American "advisory" to South Vietnam up to 1964.

To anyone who has studied Vietnam, Go Tell The Spartans portrays it quite accurately. From the weapons of the era, the general disdain of some officers over our involvement, to the psychological effects on the soldiers themselves, this movie succeeds in each department. Burt Lancaster does an excellent job of portraying the hard-boiled Major Barker, and is backed by a fine cast. All the facets of the soldiers are portrayed, though often through amplified stereotypes, giving the viewer a feel for what made the soldiers tick. Drug use, libido, cowardess, heroism, concern, hatred, each of these traits find themselves embodied in one of the characters.

This isn't a feel-good film, but it did provide a few chuckles here and there. And although it doesn't come close to informing the viewer about what Vietnam was like, it tries admirably.