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Introduction The Hanoi Hilton is a 1987 Vietnam War film which focuses on the experiences of American prisoners of war (POW) who were held in the infamous Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi during the 1960’s and 1970’s and the story is told from their perspectives. It was directed by Lionel Chetwynd, and stars Michael Moriarty,… Read More
Introduction Jungle Rates is a 1988 action/war film by Teddy Page. Outline The American army sets up a special force to free three American officers who were captured by the Vietcong in Vietnam in 1968. Production & Filming Details Director: Teddy Page (as Irvin Johnson). Writer: Jim Gaines. Release Date: 10 March 1988 (West Germany).… Read More
Introduction Nam’s Angels, released as The Losers, is a 1970 American action film shot in the Philippines. The film was directed by Jack Starrett. Outline The plot involves a gang of Hells Angels-type bikers called “The Devil’s Advocates” involved in the Vietnam War. They are sent to the Cambodian jungle on Yamaha bikes in order… Read More
Introduction Eye of the Eagle is a 1987 film directed by Cirio H. Santiago. It was followed in 1989 by Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy. Outline “The Lost Command,” a bunch of notorious renegades, terrorise South Vietnam, forcing Sgt. Zack Skinner, HQ’s best man to hunt down the Command to stop its… Read More
Introduction Green Dragon is a 2001 American drama film directed by Timothy Linh Bui and starring Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker and Duong Don. Outline The film follows the experience of Vietnamese refugees in the United States immediately following the Fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War. Tai Tran (Duong) has been appointed… Read More
Introduction In August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers. Originally titled ‘Danger Close: The Battle for Long Tan’. Outline Australian and New Zealand soldiers face overwhelming odds as they fight… Read More
Introduction Two men embark on a trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial guided by the letters their fathers wrote while serving in the war. Outline Meek postal service worker John Paul George (Kevin Downes), named after three members of The Beatles, has never met his father, Stephen (Sean McGowan), because he died during the Vietnam… Read More
Introduction We Were Soldiers is a 2002 American war film directed by Randall Wallace and starring Mel Gibson. Based on the book We Were Soldiers Once… and Young (1992) by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, it dramatises the Battle of Ia Drang on 14 November 1965. Outline A French unit… Read More
Introduction Historic films and news reels from the Vietnam War. Outline of Episode 22 Highlights Army activity in Vietnam in October of 1966, including 1st Air Cavalry Division (Airmobile), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Task Force Eagle and Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara’s visit. Battleground: Korean War Series Episode 01: The Americal Division. Episode 02: A Day… Read More
Introduction Historic films and news reels from the Vietnam War. Outline of Episode 21 Recounts the story of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their mission in Vietnam. Battleground: Korean War Series Episode 01: The Americal Division. Episode 02: A Day in Vietnam. Episode 03: Staff Film Report 66-7A. Episode 04: When the Enemy… Read More
