We Were Soldiers

March. 01,2002      R
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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

Mel Gibson as  Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Greg Kinnear as  Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
Madeleine Stowe as  Julie Moore
Sam Elliott as  Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
Chris Klein as  2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan
Keri Russell as  Barbara Geoghegan
Barry Pepper as  Joe Galloway
Clark Gregg as  Capt. Tom Metsker
Marc Blucas as  2nd Lt. Henry Herrick
Jsu Garcia as  Capt. Tony Nadal

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