Go Tell the Spartans

"We're getting strafed, shelled, bombed, and blasted. And it isn't even our damned war!"

1978 1h 54m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 69

War

Synopsis

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

“We're getting strafed, shelled, bombed, and blasted. And it isn't even our damned war!”

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Cast

Burt Lancaster
Maj. Asa Barker
Craig Wasson
Cpl. Courcey
Marc Singer
Capt. Alfred Olivetti
Joe Unger
Lt. Raymond Hamilton
David Clennon
Lt. Finley Wattsberg
Evan C. Kim
Cowboy
John Megna
Cpl. Ackley
Hilly Hicks
Signalman Toffer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ted Post
Writers: Wendell Mayes
Languages: English, Vietnamese
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ted Post, shot by Harry Stradling Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dick Halligan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Millie Moore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Burt Lancaster and Craig Wasson and Marc Singer carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ted Post directs. Harry Stradling Jr. behind the camera. Dick Halligan scores. Millie Moore cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Vietnamese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Ted Post, shot by Harry Stradling Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Dick Halligan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Millie Moore shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Burt Lancaster and Craig Wasson and Marc Singer carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "We're getting strafed, shelled, bombed, and blasted. And it isn't even our damned war!".
10IMDB entry: tt0077617 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.