The Green Berets (1968)

142 min · Military Film, War Film, drama film, propaganda film, war film

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Directors

John Wayne, Ray Kellogg

Cast

John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, Raymond St. Jacques, Bruce Cabot, Jack Soo, George Takei, Patrick Wayne

The story

Reporter George Beckworth attends a Special Forces briefing about the reasons for American military involvement in the Vietnam War. When Beckworth doubts the value of U.S. intervention, Green Beret Colonel Mike Kirby asks him if he has ever been to Vietnam, which influences him to report on events there.

Catalogue themes and tags

Battle Assignment, Camaraderie, Patriotism, Vietcong, Vietnam, War, War Correspondent, vietnam war, Combat Films, Drama, War film

Genres

Military Film, War Film, drama film, propaganda film, war film

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