Go Tell The Spartans

– Go Tell the Spartans is a 1978 American war film based on Daniel Ford's 1967 novel "Incident at Muc ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 54 Minutes
Release Year:
1978
Go Tell the Spartans (1978)

Go Tell the Spartans is a 1978 American war film based on Daniel Ford's 1967 novel "Incident at Muc Wa." It tells the story about U.S. Army military advisers during the early part of the Vietnam War. Led my Major Asa Barker, these advisers and their South Vietnamese counterparts defend the village of Muc Wa against multiple attacks by Viet-Cong guerrillas.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

01 Sep 1978

Language:

English, Vietnamese

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Ted Post

Writer:

Daniel Ford (novel), Wendell Mayes

Main Actors:

Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Jonathan Goldsmith, Marc Singer

Plot:

A unit of American military advisors in Vietnam prior to the major U.S. involvement find similarities between their helpless struggle against the Viet Cong and the doomed actions of a French unit at the same site a decade before in this bitter look at the beginnings of the Vietnam war.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10