Directed by:
Sidney J. FurieScreenplay:
Rick NatkinCinematography:
Godfrey A. GodarComposer:
Jaime Mendoza-NavaCast:
Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning, Michael Lembeck, Craig Wasson, Noble Willingham, R. Lee Ermey, Scott Hylands, James Whitmore Jr., Don Gordon Bell (more)Plots(1)
Set in 1967, The Boys in Company C follows the lives of five Marine inductees from their training in boot camp through a tour of duty in Vietnam that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men discover a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team they may spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games safely behind the lines. But, as might be expected, nothing in Vietnam is as simple as it seems. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Stan Shaw
USA
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Andrew Stevens
USA
Best movies:
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James Canning
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Michael Lembeck
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Craig Wasson
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Noble Willingham
USA
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R. Lee Ermey
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Scott Hylands
Canada
Best movies:
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James Whitmore Jr.
USA
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Don Gordon Bell
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Vic Diaz
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Henry Strzalkowski
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Ken Metcalfe
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Joe Mari Avellana
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Best movies:
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Mike Cohen
Best movies:
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Santos Morales
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Rick Natkin
Best movies:
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Logan Clarke
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Claude Wilson
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