The Green Berets (1968)
July 4, 1968Release Date
The Green Berets (1968)
July 4, 1968Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
John Wayne
Colonel Mike Kirby / Director
David Janssen
George Beckworth
Jim Hutton
Sgt. Petersen
Aldo Ray
Sgt. Muldoon
Raymond St. Jacques
Sgt. Doc McGee
Bruce Cabot
Colonel Morgan
Jack Soo
Colonel 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
Robin Moore
Writer
Craig Jue
Hamchunk
Chuck Roberson
Sgt. Griffin
Eddy Donno
Sgt. Watson
Rudy Robbins
Sgt. Parks
Richard 'Cactus' Pryor
Collier
Walter Soo Hoo
Viet Cong Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Genge
Gen. Thomas (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
Hugh Parkinson (uncredited)
Walker Edmiston
Lt. Moore (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ernie F. Orsatti
Sgt. Don Ross (uncredited) / Stunts
James Lee Barrett
Screenplay
Otho Lovering
Editor
Jerry Alpert
Costume Design
Winton C. Hoch
Director of Photography
Michael Wayne
Producer
Joe L. Cramer
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 4, 1968
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 22m
Budget$7,000,000
Box Office$11,000,000
Filming LocationsGeorgia, United States
Genres
Wiki.
The Green Berets is a 1968 American war film directed by John Wayne and Ray Kellogg, and starring Wayne, David Janssen and Jim Hutton, based on the 1965 novel by Robin Moore. Much of the film was shot in the summer of 1967. Parts of the screenplay bear little relation to the novel, although the portion in which a woman seduces a North Vietnamese communist general and sets him up to be kidnapped by Americans is from the book.
The Green Berets is strongly anti-communist and pro-South Vietnam. It was released at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War, the same year as the Tet Offensive against the largest cities in South Vietnam. John Wayne was so concerned by the anti-war sentiment in the United States, he wanted to make this film to present the pro-military position. He requested and obtained full military cooperation and materiel from 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson and the United States Department of Defense. John Wayne bought the film rights to Robin Moore's book for $35,000 and 5% of undefined profits of the film.The film was a financial success at the box office, but received almost universally negative reviews from critics.