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"You'll be more than a witness..."

1989 1h 30m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 43

War

Synopsis

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An Army cameraman is embedded with a reconnaissance patrol and charts their mission across territory controlled by the North Vietnamese.

“You'll be more than a witness...”

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Cast

Jonathan Emerson
LT
Nicholas Cascone
Easy
Jason Tomlins
Pretty boy
Christopher Burgard
Hammer
Glenn Morshower
Cracker
Sonny Carl Davis
Radio Voice
Byron Thames
MoPic
Richard Brooks
OD

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Patrick Sheane Duncan
Writers: Patrick Sheane Duncan
Languages: English, Italian, Vietnamese
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Vietnamese.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Patrick Sheane Duncan, shot by Alan Caso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Patrick Sheane Duncan directs. Alan Caso behind the camera. Donovan scores. Stephen Purvis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian, Vietnamese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
437 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Vietnamese.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Patrick Sheane Duncan, shot by Alan Caso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Donovan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Stephen Purvis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Jonathan Emerson and Nicholas Cascone and Jason Tomlins carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "You'll be more than a witness...".
12IMDB entry: tt0096744 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
14Classified under 8 themes, including "vietnam war", "vietnam", "war photographer", "found footage".