We Were Soldiers
7.2
“Father, Husband, Brother. No Man is Just a Soldier.”
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."
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Cast
87 people
Mel Gibson
Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Madeleine Stowe
Julie Moore
Known for
Twelve Monkeys
IT: Welcome to Derry
Greg Kinnear
Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
Known for
Little Miss Sunshine
Black Bird
Sam Elliott
Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
Known for
A Star Is Born
Ghost Rider
Chris Klein
2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan
Known for
American Pie
The Flash
Keri Russell
Barbara Geoghegan
Known for
Cocaine Bear
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Barry Pepper
Joe Galloway
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
Crawl
Đơn Dương
Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
Also in
Three Seasons
Green Dragon
Ryan Hurst
Sgt. Ernie Savage
Known for
Sons of Anarchy
The Walking Dead
Robert Bagnell
1st Lt. Charlie Hastings
Known for
Your Friends & Neighbors
The Comeback
Marc Blucas
2nd Lt. Henry Herrick
Known for
Reacher
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Josh Daugherty
Sp4 Robert Ouellette
Known for
Mr. Mercedes
Day Break
Randall Wallace Director · Harold G. Moore Author Joseph L. Galloway Author
Worldwide gross $115M · Budget $75M · United States release March 1, 2002
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$114,660,784
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Wheelhouse Entertainment
Production
Motion Picture Production GmbH & Co. Erste KG
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Icon Productions
Production
Icon Entertainment International
Production
Germany · United States · United Kingdom · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Vietnamese
Release dates
United States · February 25, 2002
Premiere · Westwood, California
United States · March 1, 2002
Theatrical
Argentina
September 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Australia
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Austria
July 5, 2002 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 17, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 1, 2002 · Theatrical
August 20, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Canada
March 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 15, 2002 · Theatrical
March 1, 2003 · Physical
Denmark
April 12, 2002 · Premiere · NatFilm Festival
May 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 24, 2002 · Theatrical
Estonia
June 28, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical
France
April 17, 2002 · Theatrical
November 26, 2002 · Physical · DVD
February 20, 2006 · Physical · UMD
June 27, 2009 · Physical · Blu-Ray
July 6, 2016 · Digital · VOD
June 14, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
July 4, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 28, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 29, 2002 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 16, 2005 · TV
Ireland
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Israel
May 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
August 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
June 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
August 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Kuwait
June 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Latvia
July 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Lithuania
July 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 17, 2002 · Theatrical
April 21, 2004 · Physical · DVD
April 2, 2005 · TV · Yorin
May 12, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
April 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Norway
May 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Peru
November 28, 2002 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 6, 2002 · Limited theatrical · Manila
April 10, 2002 · Limited theatrical · Davao
Poland
July 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Romania
September 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
August 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 25, 2017 · Physical · DVD
South Africa
June 14, 2002 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
June 28, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 31, 2002 · Theatrical
October 23, 2002 · Physical · VHS / DVD
May 5, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
April 17, 2002 · Theatrical · French
July 4, 2002 · Theatrical · German
August 23, 2002 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
March 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 10, 2002 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
August 29, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical
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