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We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers 18+
Country
USA / Germany
Runtime
2 hours 18 minutes
Production year
2002
Online premiere
6 July 2016
World premiere
25 February 2002
Release date
| 22 August 2002 | Russia | 16+ | |
| 19 September 2002 | Argentina | ||
| 25 April 2002 | Australia | ||
| 5 July 2002 | Austria | ||
| 17 April 2002 | Belgium | ||
| 1 March 2002 | Brazil | ||
| 1 March 2002 | Canada | ||
| 15 August 2002 | Czechia | ||
| 3 May 2002 | Denmark | ||
| 24 April 2002 | Egypt | ||
| 28 June 2002 | Estonia | ||
| 19 April 2002 | Finland | ||
| 17 April 2002 | France | ||
| 4 July 2002 | Germany | ||
| 8 March 2002 | Great Britain | ||
| 8 March 2002 | Greece | ||
| 28 March 2002 | Hong Kong | ||
| 25 July 2002 | Hungary | ||
| 29 March 2002 | Iceland | ||
| 8 March 2002 | Ireland | ||
| 30 May 2002 | Israel | ||
| 23 August 2002 | Italy | ||
| 22 June 2002 | Japan | ||
| 22 August 2002 | Kazakhstan | ||
| 25 June 2002 | Kuwait | ||
| 8 July 2002 | Latvia | ||
| 19 July 2002 | Lithuania | ||
| 19 July 2002 | Mexico | ||
| 17 April 2002 | Netherlands | ||
| 25 April 2002 | New Zealand | ||
| 3 May 2002 | Norway | ||
| 28 November 2002 | Peru | ||
| 10 April 2002 | Philippines | ||
| 12 July 2002 | Poland | ||
| 12 July 2002 | Portugal | ||
| 20 September 2002 | Romania | ||
| 14 June 2002 | South Africa | ||
| 3 May 2002 | South Korea | ||
| 28 June 2002 | Spain | ||
| 31 May 2002 | Sweden | ||
| 4 July 2002 | Switzerland | ||
| 22 March 2002 | Taiwan | ||
| 10 May 2002 | Turkey | ||
| 1 March 2002 | USA | ||
| 22 August 2002 | Ukraine |
MPAA
R
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide Gross
$115,374,915
Production
Icon Entertainment International, Motion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KG, StudioCanal
Also known as
We Were Soldiers, Fuímos heroes, Nous étions soldats, Wir waren Helden, Am fost cîndva soldati... si tineri, Bili smo vojnici, Bir Zamanlar Askerdik, Byliśmy żołnierzami, Chúng Tôi Từng Là Lính, Cuando éramos soldados, Fomos Heróis, Fomos Soldados..., Fuimos soldados, Imastan kapote stratiotes, Katonák voltunk, Mēs bijām karavīri, Mes buvome kariai, Olimme sotilaita, Once and Forever, Quan érem soldats, The Lost Patrol, Údolí stínu, Údolie tieňov, We Were Soldiers - Fino all'ultimo uomo, We Were Soldiers Once... and Young, Ήμασταν κάποτε στρατιώτες, Били смо војници, Бяхме войници, Ми були солдатами, Мы были солдатами, ワンス・アンド・フォーエバー, 勇士們
Director
Randall Wallace
Cast
Showtimes
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Contrary to the film's depiction, Lieutenant Henry Herrick and 2nd Platoon did not rashly charge after a solitary NVA soldier; they had been ordered by Captain John Herren to advance out onto the flank and carried out the movement in a disciplined fashion. They subsequently encountered a group of retreating PAVN soldiers and followed them, losing contact with the rest of the company and leaving the flank exposed. At one point, on reaching the clearing shown in the film, Herrick halted and radioed back to ask whether he should proceed through it or go around it — it was at that moment that he and his men were attacked by the NVA.
It was also Herrick's platoon that inflicted the first casualties on the NVA in that engagement, not the other way around as portrayed in the movie.
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore
[Hal Moore speaks to his men before going into battle]
Look around you. In the 7th cavalry, we've got a captain from the Ukraine; another from Puerto Rico. We've got Japanese, Chinese, Blacks, Hispanics, Cherokee Indians. Jews and Gentiles. All Americans. Now here in the states, some of you in this unit may have experienced discrimination because of race or creed. But for you and me now, all that is gone. We're moving into the valley of the shadow of death, where you will watch the back of the man next to you, as he will watch yours. And you won't care what color he is, or by what name he calls God. They say we're leaving home. We're going to what home was always supposed to be. Now let us understand the situation. We are going into battle against a tough and determined enemy.
[pauses]
Lt. Colonel Hal Moore
I can't promise you that I will bring you all home alive. But this I swear, before you and before Almighty God, that when we go into battle, I will be the first to set foot on the field, and I will be the last to step off, and I will leave no one behind. Dead or alive, we will all come home together. So help me, God.
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