We Were Soldiers 22 years old

400 U.S paratroopers. 4,000 Vietnamese soldiers. 12,000 miles away from home. 1 man led them into battle.

We Were Soldiers

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

Credits

We Were Soldiers Cast

Name Character
Chris Klein He was 22, now 45 years old as 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan
Sam Elliott He was 57, now 80 years old as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
Barry Pepper He was 31, now 54 years old as Joe Galloway
Madeleine Stowe She was 43, now 66 years old as Julie Moore
Jon Hamm He was 30, now 53 years old as Capt. Matt Dillon
Johnny Trí Nguyễn He was 28, now 50 years old as Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited)
Keri Russell She was 25, now 48 years old as Barbara Geoghegan
Mel Gibson He was 46, now 68 years old as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
George Cheung He was 53, now 75 years old as NVA Officer (uncredited)
Greg Kinnear He was 38, now 61 years old as Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
Tim Abell He was 43, now 66 years old as Army Intelligence Officer
Randy Oglesby He was 53, now 75 years old as Lt. Col. List (uncredited)
Dylan Walsh He was 38, now 61 years old as Capt. Robert Edwards
Ryan Hurst He was 25, now 48 years old as Sgt. Ernie Savage
Marc Blucas He was 30, now 52 years old as 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick
Desmond Harrington He was 25, now 48 years old as Sp4 Bill Beck
Daniel Roebuck He was 38, now 61 years old as Medevac CO
Taylor Momsen She was 8, now 31 years old as Daughter Julie Moore
Brian Tee He was 24, now 47 years old as Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
Robert Bagnell as 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings
Luke Benward He was 6, now 29 years old as David Moore
Patrick St. Esprit He was 46, now 69 years old as General in Hallway
Jsu Garcia He was 38, now 61 years old as Capt. Tony Nadal
Bellamy Young She was 32, now 54 years old as Catherine Metsker
Clark Gregg He was 39, now 62 years old as Capt. Tom Metsker
Blake Heron He was 20, 35 years old when he died as Sp4 Galen Bungum
Devon Werkheiser He was 10, now 33 years old as Steve Moore
Dan Beene as Cab Driver
Keith Szarabajka He was 49, now 71 years old as Diplomatic Spook
Joseph Hieu as NVA Officer
Josh Daugherty He was 27, now 49 years old as Sp4 Robert Ouellette
Vincent Angell as Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera
Stephen Zapotoczny as Edwards' Radio Operator
Erik MacArthur He was 25, now 48 years old as Sp4 Russell Adams
Mark McCracken He was 41, now 64 years old as Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman
Simbi Khali She was 30, now 53 years old as Alma Givens
Shepard Koster He was 37, now 59 years old as Reporter
Đơn Dương He was 44, 54 years old when he died as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
Ben Allison He was 35, now 58 years old as Lt. Cochran (uncredited)
Michael Tomlinson He was 24, now 47 years old as Col. Tim Brown
Will Klipstine He was 28, now 50 years old as Private Davey (uncredited)
Jim Grimshaw as Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard
Vien Hong as Mr. Nik
Justin Gordon He was 23, now 46 years old as French Officer (uncredited)

We Were Soldiers Crew

Name Department
Amanda Mackey as Casting. Production
William Hoy as Editor. He was 47 (now 69) years old Editing
William Hoy as Associate Producer. He was 47 (now 69) years old Production
Thomas E. Sanders as Production Design. He was 49 (64) years old when He died Art
Cathy Sandrich as Casting. Production
Sig De Miguel as Local Casting. Production
Laura Perlman as Music Editor. Sound
Arne Schmidt as Unit Production Manager. Crew
Arne Schmidt as Executive Producer. Production
Rajeev Malhotra as Additional Post-Production Supervisor. Production
Paul Flinchbaugh as Assistant Sound Editor. Sound
Marc Fishman as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 32 (now 55) years old Sound
Steve Bowen as Digital Color Timer. Editing
Kevin Kavanaugh as Art Direction. Art
Lon Bender as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 2 (now 24) years old Sound
Naaman Marshall as Set Designer. Art
Daniel T. Dorrance as Supervising Art Director. Crew
Jim Lemley as Executive Producer. He was 36 (now 59) years old Production
Lee Scott as Temp Music Editor. He was 53 (46) years old when He died Crew
Eveleen Bandy as Associate Producer. Production
Gary Fettis as Set Decoration. He was 52 (now 74) years old Art
Danielle Lemmon Zapotoczny as Co-Producer. Production
Daniel B. Foster as Set Dressing Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Cliff Fleming as Aerial Coordinator. He was 52 (now 74) years old Crew
Todd Bryant as Stunts. He was 38 (now 61) years old Crew
Randall Wallace as Director. He was 52 (now 75) years old Directing
Randall Wallace as Producer. He was 52 (now 75) years old Production
Randall Wallace as Screenplay. He was 52 (now 75) years old Writing
Bruce Davey as Producer. He was 52 (now 74) years old Production
Dean Semler as Director of Photography. He was 59 (now 81) years old Camera
Stephen McEveety as Producer. He was 48 (now 70) years old Production
Nick Glennie-Smith as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (now 73) years old Sound
Nick Glennie-Smith as Conductor. He was 50 (now 73) years old Sound
Harold G. Moore as Novel. Writing
Stephen Zapotoczny as Co-Producer. Production
Michael T. Boyd as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Allan Graf as Stunt Coordinator. He was 52 (now 74) years old Crew
Allan Graf as Second Unit Director. He was 52 (now 74) years old Directing
Dick Wood as Special Effects Supervisor. He was 66 (now 88) years old Visual Effects
Shauna L. Kroen as Production Accountant. Production
Ian Eyre as Special Effects Assistant. Crew
Nerses Gezalyan as Foley Mixer. Sound
Lee Stepp as Transportation Captain. Crew
Tim Boggs as ADR Editor. He was 43 (now 66) years old Sound
Ashley Irwin as Orchestrator. Sound
Daren Dochterman as Production Illustrator. He was 34 (now 57) years old Art
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We Were Soldiers (22 years)

400 U.S paratroopers. 4,000 Vietnamese soldiers. 12,000 miles away from home. 1 man led them into battle.

  • Release day: Friday, March 01, 2002
  • Runtime: 138 minutes
  • Budget: 75000000.00
  • Revenue: 114660784.00