Difference between revisions of "The Green Berets"
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[[The Green Berets]] was a film produced in 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War. It was meant to project a strong anti-communist message and to improve the image of the US-Vietnamese allies. The film starred and was co-directed by [[John Wayne]]. According to an article by Marilyn B. Young in the Organization of American Historians' magazine, ''OAH Magazine of History'', the film was "John Wayne's explicit effort to sell the war to the American public".<ref>Marilyn B. Young, [http://clioseye.sfasu.edu/Archives/Main%20Archives/VietChron.htm Now Playing: Vietnam], OAH Magazine of History, October 2004, accessed 14 Jan 2010</ref> | [[The Green Berets]] was a film produced in 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War. It was meant to project a strong anti-communist message and to improve the image of the US-Vietnamese allies. The film starred and was co-directed by [[John Wayne]]. According to an article by Marilyn B. Young in the Organization of American Historians' magazine, ''OAH Magazine of History'', the film was "John Wayne's explicit effort to sell the war to the American public".<ref>Marilyn B. Young, [http://clioseye.sfasu.edu/Archives/Main%20Archives/VietChron.htm Now Playing: Vietnam], OAH Magazine of History, October 2004, accessed 14 Jan 2010</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Directors=== | ||
| + | *[[Ray Kellogg]] | ||
| + | *[[John Wayne]] | ||
| + | ===Writers=== | ||
| + | *[[James Lee Barrett]] | ||
| + | *[[Kenneth B. Facey]] (US Army Col.) | ||
| + | *[[Robin Moore]] (wrote the novel on which the film was based) | ||
| + | ===Producer=== | ||
| + | *[[Michael Wayne]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 14:24, 14 January 2010
The Green Berets was a film produced in 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War. It was meant to project a strong anti-communist message and to improve the image of the US-Vietnamese allies. The film starred and was co-directed by John Wayne. According to an article by Marilyn B. Young in the Organization of American Historians' magazine, OAH Magazine of History, the film was "John Wayne's explicit effort to sell the war to the American public".[1]
Contents
Directors
Writers
- James Lee Barrett
- Kenneth B. Facey (US Army Col.)
- Robin Moore (wrote the novel on which the film was based)
Producer
Notes
- ↑ Marilyn B. Young, Now Playing: Vietnam, OAH Magazine of History, October 2004, accessed 14 Jan 2010
