The Green Berets (1968)

Directors:

Ray Kellogg
John Wayne

Writers:

James Lee Barrett (screenplay)
Robin Moore (novel)

Release Date:

27 July 1968 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Tagline:

They had to be the toughest fighting force on earth - and the men who led them had to be just a little bit tougher!

Plot:

Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to...

Plot Keywords:

Directed By Star | War | Vietnam | Green Berets | Military

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

John Wayne	...	Col. Mike Kirby
David Janssen	...	George Beckworth
Jim Hutton	...	Sgt. Petersen
Aldo Ray	...	Sgt. Muldoon
Raymond St. Jacques	...	Doc McGee
Bruce Cabot	...	Col. Morgan
Jack Soo	...	Col. Cai
George Takei	...	Captain Nim
Patrick Wayne	...	Lt. Jamison
Luke Askew	...	Sgt. Provo
Irene Tsu	...	Lin
Edward Faulkner	...	Capt. MacDaniel
Jason Evers	...	Capt. Coleman
Mike Henry	...	Sgt. Kowalski
Craig Jue	...	Hamchunk

Runtime:

141 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Vietnamese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG (video rating) (1986) (1998) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1968) | West Germany:16 (f) | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (1992) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1984) | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:G | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Fort Benning, Georgia, USA

Company:

Batjac Productions

Trivia:

Late in the movie John Wayne can be seen to wrap his rappelling rope through a carabineer the wrong way. Called a "fatal hookup" in the Army, this would result in an immediate fall once weight was applied.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the night attack on the base, a medium shot of the attacking "Vietcong" clearly shows that, although dressed in the traditional VC black pajamas and conical straw hats, most, if not all, of them are Caucasians (the film was shot at Fort Benning, Georgia, and many soldiers were hired as extras).

Quotes:

Sybil Sutton: It's strange that we've never read of this in the newspapers.
Sergeant Muldoon: Well... that's newspapers for you, ma'am. You could fill volumes with what you don't read in them."

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Movie Orgy (1968)

A Good War Film

I feel that this film of John Wayne is excellent. I do not get involved with the Politics of the Vietnam War or various discrepancies etc as shown in the film. I enjoy it because a) John Wayne is still one of the greats and b) the film portrays a good storyline and excellent action.