Burt Lancaster
Maj. Asa Barker
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Go Tell the Spartans is a 1978 American war film directed by Ted Post and starring Burt Lancaster. The film is based on Daniel Ford's 1967 novel Incident at Muc Wa [1] about U.S. Army military advisors during the early part of the Vietnam War in 1964, when Ford was a correspondent in Vietnam for The Nation.
Sep 1, 1978 · Go Tell the Spartans: Directed by Ted Post. With Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Jonathan Goldsmith, Marc Singer. During the early 1960s, U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam discover the same challenges that plagued the French army in Indochina ten years prior.
The veteran major (Burt Lancaster) in charge of a U.S. advisory group follows futile orders to their tragic end in 1964.
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Go Tell the Spartans (1978) [1080p] - full movie with English audio and subtitles During the early 1960s, U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam discover the same challenges that plagued...
The major is played by Burt Lancaster as a cigar-chewing veteran of Korea, a career soldier. His men are, officially, American military advisers, commanding a ragtag unit of Vietnamese volunteers.
Jun 16, 2017 · The 1978 release features a terrific performance by Burt Lancaster as well as an interesting supporting cast of up and coming actors. The film's opening prologue states: "In 1954, the French lost their war to keep their Indo-China colonies and those colonies became North and South Vietnam.
Go Tell The Spartans. Burt Lancaster, in one of the finest performances of his career, stars as Asa Barker, a savvy U.S. major who reluctantly obeys an order to send a detachment ...
