The Green Berets DVD (Region 1)

9.3	Listal rating

Manufacturer : Warner Home Video
Release date : 29 October 1997
Number of discs : 1
EAN : 9786304696521
UPC : 012569100220

War (3), Action (2), Drama (1), History (1), Military (1), Vietnam (1), JW (1)

Description

Anyone who fought in Vietnam can tell you that the war bore little resemblance to this propagandistic action film starring and codirected by John Wayne. But the film itself is not nearly as bad as its reputation would suggest; critics roasted its gung-ho politics while ignoring its merits as an exciting (if rather conventional and idealistic) w
Anyone who fought in Vietnam can tell you that the war bore little resemblance to this propagandistic action film starring and codirected by John Wayne. But the film itself is not nearly as bad as its reputation would suggest; critics roasted its gung-ho politics while ignoring its merits as an exciting (if rather conventional and idealistic) war movie. Some notorious mistakes were made--in the final shot, the sun sets in the east!--and it's an awkward attempt to graft WWII heroics onto the Vietnam experience. But as the Duke's attempt to acknowledge the men who were fighting and dying overseas, it's a rousing film in which Wayne commands a regiment on a mission to kidnap a Viet Cong general. David Janssen plays a journalist who learns to understand Wayne's commitment to battling Communism, and Jim Hutton (Timothy's dad) plays an ill-fated soldier who adopts a Vietnamese orphan. In addition to its widescreen image, the digital video disc includes a promotional featurette and seven different theatrical trailers. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description
They were crack troops skilled in the techniques of unconditional warfare, the soldiers of theSpecial Forces- and the focus of Hollywoods first feature film about the Vietnam War. John Waynestars in and co-directs this red-white-and-blue depiction of Americas Vietnam effort, based onRobin Moores novel. Wayne wrote to President Lyndon Johnson to request military asssistancefor the film- and got more than enough firepower to create an impressive spectacle.

System Requirements:
Starring: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton Director: Ray Kellogg, John Wayne Interactive Menus Production Notes Featurette Scene Access Seven Theatrical Trailers Languages: English, French & Spanish Subtitles: English & Spanish Dolby Digital Widescreen version presented in a "letterbox" widescreen format preserving the "scope" aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. Special Features: Featurette, Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menus, Production Notes Video Format: Widescreen (no A.R. specified) Subtitles: Spanish, English Track Info: English: Dolby Digital Mono French: Dolby Digital Mono Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono Closed Captioning: Yes # Discs: 1 # Sides: Single Produced by Michael Wayne; written by James Lee Barrett; running time of 142 minutes; ClosedCaptioned.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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