
Something in his past keeps career Army man John Paul Vann from advancing past colonel. He views being sent to Vietnam as part of the US military advisory force a stepping stone to promotion. However, he disagrees vocally (and on the record) with the way the war is being run and is forced to leave the military. Returning to Vietnam as a civilian working with the Army, he comes to despise some South Vietnamese officers while he takes charge of some of the U.S. forces and continues his liaisons with Vietnamese women.
Robert MirandaVann's Cousin
Ed LauterGeneral Weyand
Todd SibleJesse Vann age 19
Walter CronkiteHimself (reports on Ia Drang battle) (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donal LogueSteven BurnettJohn:
It is not true that we are here to solve problems, sir. WE are the problem.
Anachronisms: The opening sequence shows a napalm run over the jungles of Vietnam. However, the film first starts out in 1962, and napalm bombing did not begin until 1965.
Performed by Jefferson Airplane
With more than a million titles, it isn't feasible to handpick recommendations for every film. That's why we came up with a formula to suggest titles that fit along with the selected one. The formula uses factors such as user votes, genre and keywords to generate an automatic response. The system produces relevant results most of the time but since recommended titles are not manually chosen, occasionally they may include less than perfect matches.