Directed by:
Ted PostScreenplay:
Wendell MayesCinematography:
Harry Stradling Jr.Composer:
Dick HalliganCast:
Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Jonathan Goldsmith, Marc Singer, Joe Unger, Dennis Howard, David Clennon, Evan C. Kim, John Megna, Clyde Kusatsu, James Hong (more)Plots(1)
A unit of American military advisors in Vietnam prior to the major U.S. involvement find similarities between their helpless struggle against the Viet Cong and the doomed actions of a French unit at the same site a decade before in this bitter look at the beginnings of the Vietnam war. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Burt Lancaster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384699_2ca976.png)
Burt Lancaster
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
1900 (1976)
![Craig Wasson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/040/844/40844677_fd8c64.jpg)
Craig Wasson
USA
Best movies:
Four Friends (1981)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
![Jonathan Goldsmith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/173/162173323_ee6d2e.jpg)
Jonathan Goldsmith
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Hang 'Em High (1968)
The Shootist (1976)
![Marc Singer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272010_e05982.jpg)
Marc Singer
Canada
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
V (1983) (TV movie)
![Joe Unger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/308/160308625_bd7cd4.gif)
Joe Unger
USA
Best movies:
Total Recall (1990)
Barfly (1987)
Mask (1985)
![Dennis Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/254/162254390_be6590.jpg)
Dennis Howard
USA
Best movies:
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Annie (1999) (TV movie)
Making Love (1982)
![David Clennon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342484_162832.png)
David Clennon
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Gone Girl (2014)
Being There (1979)
![Evan C. Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886300_49b550.gif)
Evan C. Kim
USA
Best movies:
V (1983) (TV movie)
Caveman (1981)
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
John Megna
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
![Clyde Kusatsu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/362/362132_8bfa01.jpg)
Clyde Kusatsu
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Midway (1976)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
![James Hong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/482/166482425_fdb6a5.jpg)
James Hong
USA
Best movies:
Mulan (1998)
Chinatown (1974)
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) (series)
Mark Carlton
USA
Best movies:
Total Recall (1990)
RoboCop (1987)
Heathers (1988)
Denice Kumagai
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
![Hilly Hicks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/217/162217141_3853b4.jpg)
Hilly Hicks
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
The New Centurions (1972)
The Cartier Affair (1984) (TV movie)
![Dabney Coleman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271186_41a411.jpg)
Dabney Coleman
USA
Best movies:
The Towering Inferno (1974)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Tootsie (1982)
![Tad Horino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/254/162254391_b3ed09.jpg)
Tad Horino
Best movies:
Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV movie)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Dolph Sweet
USA
Best movies:
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Swimmer (1968)
Phong Diep
Best movies:
Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
Ralph Brannen
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1982) (TV movie)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)