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The Boys in Company C
The Boys in Company C

The Boys in Company C

To keep their sanity in an insane war, they had to be crazy.

Genres

War

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Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

02 February 1978

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington

Andrew Stevens

Andrew Stevens

Pvt. Billy Ray Pike

James Canning

James Canning

Pvt. Alvin Foster / Narrator

Michael Lembeck

Michael Lembeck

Pvt. Vinnie Fazio

Craig Wasson

Craig Wasson

Pvt. Dave Bisbee

Scott Hylands

Scott Hylands

Capt. Collins

James Whitmore Jr.

James Whitmore Jr.

Lt. Archer

Helen McNeely

Helen McNeely

Head Nurse

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Sergeant Curry

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Sergeant Loyce

Santos Morales

Santos Morales

Sergeant Aquilla

Henry Strzalkowski

Henry Strzalkowski

Bit Part (uncredited)

Rick Natkin

Rick Natkin

Soldier at Long Khe

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