The read
A Balasaur Score of 65 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%.
Synopsis
A unit of American military advisors in Vietnam prior to the major U.S. involvement finds similarities between their helpless struggle against the Viet Cong and the doomed actions of a French unit at the same site a decade before.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
67 audience votes
Key crew
- Ted PostDirector
- Dick HalliganOriginal Music Composer
- Wendell MayesScreenplay
Cast
- Burt LancasterMaj. Asa Barker
- Craig WassonCpl. Courcey
- Marc SingerCapt. Alfred Olivetti
- Joe UngerLt. Raymond Hamilton
- David ClennonLt. Finley Wattsberg
- Evan C. KimCowboy
- John MegnaCpl. Ackley
- Hilly HicksSignalman Toffer
- Dolph SweetGen. Harnitz
- Clyde KusatsuCol. Minh
- James HongThe Old Man
- Dennis HowardCpl. Abraham Lincoln
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Themes
vietnam warvietnambased on novel or bookmajor1960s