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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Harold G. Moore
book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young"
Joseph Lee Galloway
book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young"

Cast

Mel Gibson
Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Madeleine Stowe
Julie Moore
Greg Kinnear
Maj. Bruce Crandall
Sam Elliott
Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
Chris Klein
2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan
Keri Russell
Barbara Geoghegan
Barry Pepper
Joe Galloway
Duong Don
Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
Ryan Hurst
Sgt. Ernie Savage
Robert Bagnell
1st Lt. Charlie Hastings
Marc Blucas
2nd Lt. Henry Herrick
Josh Daugherty
Sp4 Robert Ouellette
Jsu Garcia
Capt. Tony Nadal
Jon Hamm
Capt. Matt Dillon
Clark Gregg
Capt. Tom Metsker
Desmond Harrington
Sp4 Bill Beck
Blake Heron
Sp4 Galen Bungum
Erik MacArthur
Sp4 Russell Adams
Dylan Walsh
Capt. Robert Edwards
Mark McCracken
Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman
Edwin EdVanzd
Pfc. Willie Godboldt
Brian Tee
Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama
Sloane Momsen
Cecile Moore
Bellamy Young
Catherine Metsker
Simbi Kali
Alma Givens
Jim Grimshaw
Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard
Forry Smith
Sfc. Carl Palmer
Steven Nelson
Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose
Vincent Angell
Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera
Michael Tomlinson
Col. Tim Brown
Keith Szarabajka
Diplomatic Spook
Tim Abell
Army Intelligence Officer
Patrick St. Esprit
General in Hallway
Mike White
Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant
Daniel Roebuck
Medevac CO
Maia Lien
Army Wife
Dan Beene
Cab Driver
Taylor Momsen
Daughter Julie Moore
Devon Werkheiser
Steve Moore
Luke Benward
David Moore
Billinjer C. Tran
Viet Minh Sergeant
Vien Hong
Mr. Nik
Joseph Tran
NVA Prisoner
Joseph Hieu
NVA Officer
Lam Nguyen
NVA Soldier with Bayonet
Diep Bui
NVA Wife
Andrew Wallace
French Bugler
Nicholas Hosking
French Captain
Michael Giordani
French Lieutenant
Jason Powell
Sgt. Robert Stokes
Doug C. Cook
Capt. Ray Lefebvre
Sean Bunch
Trooper on Fire
F. Lee Reynolds
Chopper Crewman
Stephen Zapotoczny
Edwards' Radio Operator
Frank Kostenko Jr.
Foxhole Trooper
Ben Allison
Lt. Cochran
Brian Carpenter
Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara
Chris Cate
Soldier
George Cheung
NVA Officer
Greg Craft
Soldier
Cliff Fleming
Capt. Jon Mills
Brendan Ford
Jump Coordinator
Kelli Franklin
Mrs. Charlie Hastings
Justin Gordon
French Officer
Will Klipstine
Private Davey
Matthew Lang
1st Lt. John Arrington
Blake Lena
Soldier
Matt Mangum
Pvt. Soprano
Johnny Tri Nguyen
Young NVA Lieutenant
Randy Oglesby
Lt. Col. List
John Paul Rice
Pvt. John Henry
Keni Thomas
Sergeant
Phong Atwood Vo
North Vietnamese Soldier - South Vietnamese and vVillager

Produced By

Eveleen Bandy
associate producer
Bruce Davey
producer
William Hoy
associate producer
Jim Lemley
executive producer
Arne Schmidt
executive producer

Cinematography

Dean Semler
director of photography

Sound

Steve Bartkowicz
sound engineer
Heidi Bender
field recordist
Lon Bender
sound designer / supervising sound editor
Tim Boggs
adr editor
Weldon Brown
adr mixer
Claudia Carle
adr recordist
Matt Colleran
sound recordist
Tim Cooney
production sound mixer
John DiSante
cable person
Victor Ray Ennis
supervising assistant sound editor
Marc Fishman
re-recording mixer
Paul Flinchbaugh
assistant sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan
foley mixer
Hector C. Gika
sound effects editor
Ann Hadsell
adr mixer
Gregory Hainer
sound effects editor
Michael Hertlein
dialogue editor
Craig Jurkiewicz
foley editor
Michael Keller
re-recording mixer
Randy Kelley
sound effects editor
David Kudell
assistant sound editor
Peter J. Lehman
sound effects editor
Kimaree Long
dialogue editor
James Moriana
foley walker
Mark Ormandy
field recordist
Kelly Oxford
supervising adr editor
Michelle Pazer
adr editor
Andy Potvin
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Michael A. Reagan
sound effects editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay
sound designer
Kevin Sorensen
boom operator / sound mixer: second unit
Wylie Stateman
foley supervisor
Mark P. Stoeckinger
sound designer / supervising sound editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley walker
Mark Choi
sound effects editor
Richard Dwan Jr.
sound editor
Michael McNerney
adr recordist
Magic A. Moreno
Mag and Opticle Transfer Engineer
Perry Robertson
sound effects editor
Bruce Tanis
sound effects editor

Production Design

Art Direction

Daniel T. Dorrance
supervising art director

Set Design

Makeup

Jane Aull
makeup artist: second unit
Hallie D'Amore
makeup artist: Ms. Stowe
Garrett Immel
makeup artist
Kerry Mendenhall
hair stylist
Beth Buckwalter Miller
key hair stylist
Michael Mills
character makeup creator / makeup supervisor
Craig Reardon
key makeup artist
Dawn Turner
hair stylist
Michael Burnett
special makeup effects artist: dead soldier bodies

Special Effects

Brian "Pyro" Adams
special effects
Stan Blackwell
special effects foreperson
Joel P. Blanchard
special effects technician
Thomas M. Craven
special effects technician
Steve Dearth
special effects technician
Dominik Dugandzic
special effects technician
Terry Erickson
special effects technician
John Fagan
special effects technician
Jeff Frink
special effects technician
Steve Galich
special effects foreperson
Scott Garcia
special effects technician
Jeremy Hays
special effects technician
Kelly Kerby
special effects foreperson
Randy Krohmer
special effects technician
Matthew Lillis
special effects technician
Paul J. Lombardi
special effects coordinator
Ronald W. Mathews
special effects
Scott D. Mattson
special effects technician
Jeff Miller
special effects technician
Stephen D. Moore
special effects
George Paine
special effects technician
David Peterson
special effects foreperson
Jeff Rand
special effects technician
Scott Roark
special effects
Shawn Ronzio
special effects
Parry Willard
special effects technician
Dick Wood
special effects supervisor
Ian Eyre
special effects assistant
Edward Gettis
special effects technician
Russ Herpich
special effects technician
Chris Jones
special effects crew
G. Peter King
special effects technician
Daniel P. Murphy
special effects technician
Brendon O'Dell
special effects technician
Jake Valdez
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Paul Abatemarco
visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Nancy Adams
3D integration lead: Digital Domain
Francois Antoine
3D effects animator: Cinesite
Randall Bahnsen
visual effects editor: Cinesite
Lynn Basas
cg supervisor: Cinesite
Nancy Bernstein
visual effects executive producer: Digital Domain
Terra Bliss
project manager: efilm
Cris Blyth
3D digital model lead: Digital Domain
Steve Bowen
digital color timer: efilm
Tom Bristow
digital asset management: efilm
Bob Buckner
digital mastering technologist: efilm
Shannan Burkley
digital paint artist: Digital Domain
Dick Caine
digital mastering technologist: efilm
Martin Clark
technical services supervisor: Digital Domain
Chad E. Collier
scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
John Michael Courte
3d effects animator: Digital Domain
C. Marie Davis
visual effects executive producer: CIS
Aaron Dorn
project manager: efilm
Jason Doss
3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Scott Edelstein
3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Christopher Edwards
operations manager: EFILM
Bob Eicholz
executive in charge of production: efilm
Bill Feightner
vice president of technology: efilm
Larry Gaynor
digital paint supervisor: CIS
Swen Gillberg
3D integration artist: Digital Domain
David Goldberg
visual effects supervisor
Kacie Haggerty
editorial: efilm
Bruce Halstead
film scanner and recorder operator: efilm
Jessica Harris
digital compositor: Digital Domain
John Herndon
film scanner and recorder operator: efilm
Christopher Holsey
scan/record supervisor: Digital Domain
Chris Howard
senior flame artist
Joni Jacobson
lead digital compositor
Ken Jones
digital effects supervisor: CIS
Nikos Kalaitzidis
3d effects animator: Digital Domain
Jeffrey Kalmus
digital imaging supervisor: Digital Domain
Michael Kanfer
digital mastering supervisor: efilm
Kelly L'Estrange
visual effects producer: Digital Domain
Sophie Leclerc
visual effects producer
Michael F. Lehman
film scanner and recorder operator: efilm
Dan Lemmon
computer graphics supervisor: Digital Domain
Kevin Lingenfelser
visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Dawn Llewellyn
editorial: efilm
Chris Logan
3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Narbeh Mardirossian
video I/O operator: Digital Domain
Craig Mathieson
compositor: Cinesite
Joe Matza
executive in charge of production: efilm
Bekki Misiorowski
visual effects auditor: Digital Domain
Suzanne Mitus-Uribe
digital compositing supervisor: CIS
Evangeline Monroy
assistant to visual effects executive producer
Carl S.G. Moore
visual effects associate producer: Cinesite
Heather J. Morrison
visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Robert Nederhorst
digital compositor: Digital Domain
Gregory Oehler
digital compositing supervisor: CIS
Martin Olah
film scanner and recorder operator: efilm
Dan Patterson
data I/O operator: Digital Domain
Darren Poe
compositing supervisor: Digital Domain
Erik Pope
visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Kelly Port
digital effects supervisor: Digital Domain
Dante Quintana
digital artist: Cinesite
David Robinson
visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
David Santiago
effects technical director: titles
Steve Siracusa
assistant visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Ken Sjogren
compositor: Cinesite
Albert Soto
digital mastering technologist: efilm
David Alec Stern
digital compositor: Digital Domain
Kenny Sutherland
digital artist: Cinesite
Chris Taft
digital mastering assistant: efilm
Amy Tompkins
visual effects editor: efilm
Renée Tymn
digital compositor: Cinesite
Casey Vanover
technical services coordinator: Digital Domain
Mary E. Walter
visual effects editor
Jessica Dara Westbrook
digital effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Bryan Whitaker
3D digital modeler: Digital Domain
Mark Wilson
3D digital modeler: Digital Domain
Jann Wimmer
technical assistant: Digital Domain
Doug F. Wolf
3D digital modeler: Digital Domain
Adam Young
digital asset management: efilm
Kit Young
digital system manager: CIS
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski
motion & tracking supervisor: Cinesite
Timothy Michael Cairns
2D paint artist: Matador, EFILM
Howard Chris
digital compositor
Tom Daws
inferno artist
Thomas R. Dickens
lead prop modeler: missiles, Digital Domain
Joshua Doud
Data Integration Artist
Fred Jimenez
2D technical assistant: Cinesite Hollywood
Kama Moiha
digital compositor: Cinesite
Alex G. Ortoll
main title sequence compositor
Robert Rowles
video I/O
Todd Sarsfield
digital artist
Aaron Singer
3D data integrator
Orvis Slack
construction medic: Monterey County
Tess Spaulding
system administrator
Nick Swartz
tape operator
Richard Wardlow
technical director: Digital Domain
Bjorn Zipprich
digital artist

Assistant Director

Cliff Fleming
director: aerial unit
Allan Graf
second unit director
Frank Kostenko Jr.
second second assistant director
Allen Kupetsky
second assistant director
Michelene Mundo
additional second second assistant director: second unit
Nilo Otero
first assistant director
Bill Purple
second assistant director: second unit
Shannon Speaker
dga trainee
Jey Wada
second second assistant director: second unit
Kim H. Winther
first assistant director
Lars P. Winther
additional second second assistant director / first assistant director: second unit

Production Management

Gregg Edler
production supervisor
Angel Pine
post-production supervisor
Arne Schmidt
unit production manager
Rajeev Malhotra
additional post-production supervisor

Art Department

Douglas Beale
greensman
Scott Cockerell
property assistant: second unit
Stan Cockerell
assistant property master
Richard Colwell
scenic artist: Georgia
Daniel B. Foster
set dresser: Georgia
Melissa Frye
scenic artist: Georgia
Bryan D. Garofalo
property assistant
Rick Glenn
set dresser
Chuck Herrmann
assistant property master: second unit
Bryan Hill
set dresser
Bill Iiams
construction coordinator
Ed Jones
greensman
Tyler Kettenburg
set dresser
C.J. Maguire
assistant property master
Kevin Mangan
greensman
John Mann
storyboard artist
Naaman Marshall
set designer
Tom Miller
property assistant
Robert Tate Nichols
set dresser: Georgia
William Scot Noonan
labor foreperson: Georgia / labor foreman
Dan Ondrejko
greens supervisor
Jose Orozco
greensman
Erik Polczwartek
set dresser
Mark Rasmussen
construction foreperson
Wendy Richardson
chief art department coordinator
Rich Romig
set designer / set designer: Georgia
Nicholas Rymond
set dresser
Greg Sanger
lead man
Ralph Sarabia
paint 2nd
Clint Schultz
graphic designer
Terry J. Smith
labor foreperson: Georgia
Dan Sweetman
storyboard artist
Lance Totten
set dresser: Georgia
James F. Truesdale
art director: Georgia
David Tully
greensman
Joshua Warner
on-set dresser
Karl J. Weschta
property assistant: second unit
Dean Wilson
property master: second unit
Jim Zemansky
property master
Carlo Basail
greens foreman
Randy Bobbitt
set decoration coordinator
Christopher Carlson
assistant decorator
Gary Clark
head paint foreman
James Diggs
stand-by painter
Daren Dochterman
production illustrator
Alba Leone
buyer: Georgia
Peter McGoran
set dresser

Editorial

Steve Bowen
digital color timer
Adam M. Duthie
assistant editor
Danny Rafic
first assistant editor
Mike Stanwick
color timer
Craig Wood
additional film editor
Kristopher Kasper
editor: opening title sequence
Craig Tanner
assistant editor

Other

Charley Bob Burnham
transportation coordinator
Edward O'Neal
transportation co-captain / transportation co-captain: Georgia
Teddy J. Ritchie
transportation captain: Georgia
Thomas P. Siemen
transportation
Lee Stepp
transportation captain
Windi Robinson
driver: cast trailer
Christina Rollo
transportation office administrator
Hank Van Apeldoorn
driver: Georgia

Music Department

Catherine Bott
musician: soprano
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Ashley Irwin
orchestrator
Malcolm Luker
music scoring mixer
Maurice Murphy
musician: trumpet
Laura Perlman
music editor
Jamie Talbot
tenor saxophone
Gavyn Wright
orchestra leader
Warren Zielinski
musician: violin
Mark Berrow
musician: violin
Rachel Bolt
musician: viola
Karen Han
musician: erhu solo
Bart Hendrickson
additional composer: score
Skaila Kanga
musician: harp
Michael Lustig
music consultant
Lee Scott
music editor: temp music
Bruce White
musician: viola

Casting Department

Sig De Miguel
casting associate: New York
Denice Kumagai
voice casting
Elizabeth Lang
additional casting
Danny Le Boyer
background casting: Vietnamese
Caitlin McKenna
voice casting
Wendy Weidman
casting associate
Anthony Gilbert
extras casting
Christopher Gray
extras casting
Kim McCray
casting assistant: Georgia
Kim Petrosky
casting: Georgia
Rebecca Quick
extras casting assistant
Bryan C. Winn
casting assistant

Costume Department

Myron Baker
costumer: Mr. Gibson
Mike Evans
costumer
Joe McCloskey
costume supervisor
Stanley Moore
costume supervisor
Suzy Perry
set costumer
Barnaby Smith
set costumer
Larry Velasco
chief costumer
Kate Sawyer
seamstress
Mark Walcott
set costumer

Camera Department

Lloyd Ahern II
director of photography: second unit
Mike Akins
assistant chief rigging electrician: Georgia
Miles Anderson
gaffer: second unit
Paul F. Barron
grip: second unit
Micah Y. Bisagni
film loader
Kirk Bloom
second assistant camera: second unit
Kevin Boyd
key video assist operator
Jerry G. Callaway
camera operator: "c" camera
Stuart Campbell
second assistant camera: "c" camera
Michael Cassidy
first assistant camera: second unit
Michael A. Chavez
camera operator: second unit
Charles S. Colegrove
first assistant camera: second unit
Mark Connelly
film loader
Ron Cooney
first company grip: second unit
Steven Cueva
second assistant camera: second unit
Mike Culp
camera operator: second unit
Doug Ednie
electrician
Eddie Evans
rigging grip: Georgia
Michael Fedack
rigging grip: Georgia
Danny Fowler
electrician: Georgia
Chris Garcia
second assistant camera: second unit
Todd M. Gavin
second assistant camera: second unit
Michael Gershman
director of photography: second unit
James J. Gilson
chief lighting technician
Kirk Greenberg
rigging grip
Jeff Hale
rigging grip
Paul Hamacher
dolly grip operator: second unit
Dennis Hammermeister
video assist operator
Kim Heath
first company rigging grip / key rigging grip
Michael Herron
video assist operator: second unit
Casey Jones
dolly grip operator: second unit
Perry Karidis
grip: second unit
David Katz
video assist operator: second unit
Mark La Bonge
camera operator: second unit
Brian Marincic
rigging grip
Joe Martens
assistant chief lighting technician
John Martens
chief rigging electrician
Fred L. McLane
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Richard Merryman
camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit
Bill Morris
second company grip: second unit
John Murphy
dolly grip
Reggie Newkirk
first assistant camera: "c" camera
Kevin Nieliwocki
second company grip: second unit
David B. Nowell
aerial camera operator
John O'Connor
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark O'Kane
camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Sean J. O'Shea
first assistant camera: second unit
Frank Parrish
second assistant camera: "a" camera
William 'Bear' Paul
first company grip
William Eddie Paul
second company grip
Tony Rivetti
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ingrid Semler
camera loader
Rick Senteno
assistant chief rigging electrician
Scott Smith
film loader: second unit
Clifford Speary
dolly grip operator: second unit
Tim Spicka
grip: second unit
John E. Stephens
grip: Georgia
Kevin Stewart
second company rigging grip
John Stradling
first assistant camera: second unit
Steve Sudge
electrician: Georgia
Paul Theriault
first assistant camera: second unit
Neil Toussaint
first assistant camera: second unit
Stephen Vaughan
still photographer
Kelly Way
electrician
Scott Whitbread
film loader: second unit
Steve Zigler
electrician: Georgia
Tom Bradley
electrician
Tony Bryan
electrician
Richard Brooks Burton
aerial first assistant camera
Glenn Cannon
video assist operator: second unit
Ron Goodman
camera operator: SpaceCam
Michael Guthrie
key grip: second unit
Darren Langer
electrician
Jonathan Lanius
electrician
Eric Leftridge
additional assistant camera
Peter McAdams
best boy grip: second unit
Greg Morse
24 frame video operator
Andrew Osborne
assistant camera: second unit
Randy Tharpe
rigging electrician
Mark Walpole
camera loader: Washington D.C.

Location Management

Steve Dirkes
assistant location manager: Georgia / location manager
Tyler Elliott
assistant location manager
Carol Flaisher
location manager
David Israel
location manager
Phill Kane
assistant location manager
Maida N. Morgan
location manager
David Berthiaume
location manager
Stephen Dirkes
assistant location manager
Katherine Dorrer
assistant location manager: Washington DC

Script Department

Sherry Gallarneau
script supervisor: second unit
Cate Hardman
script supervisor
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