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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.
The Green Berets: Directed by Ray Kellogg, John Wayne, Mervyn LeRoy. With John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray. Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam.
The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is the special operations branch of the United States Army.
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Synopsis. Colonel Kirby has been given operational command of the US Green Beret forces in Vietnam is about to be shipped. At Fort Bragg, newspaper reporter George Beckworth (portrayed by David Janssen) attends a Special Forces briefing on America's role in the Vietnam War.
The Green Berets (1968) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A cynical reporter (David Janssen) who is opposed to the Vietnam War is sent to cover the conflict and assigned to tag along with a group of Green Berets.
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An intrepid colonel (John Wayne) and a team of Green Berets defend a firebase camp in Viet Cong-controlled territory in Vietnam accompanied by a cynical journalist (David Janssen). The colonel and a select group of his men eventually implement a special mission to capture a high-level Viet Cong general.
Story centers around the operations of a Special Forces Unit in Vietnam, their colonel, and a reporter who covers the action. 5,417 IMDb 5.6 2 h 21 min 1968. X-Ray G. Drama · Military and War · Compelling · Harrowing. Available to rent or buy.
Upon witnessing the torture of a Viet Cong infiltrator during interrogation, Beckworth protests against the Green Berets' tactics, but when he learns of Viet Cong atrocities, he changes his mind about the nature of the conflict and even joins in the fighting.
