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The Green Berets is a 1968 American war film directed by John Wayne and Ray Kellogg, and starring Wayne, David Janssen and Jim Hutton, based on the 1965 novel by Robin Moore. Much of the film was shot in the summer of 1967.
Members of the 77th SFG began searching through their accumulated berets and settled on the rifle green color from Captain Miguel de la Peña's collection; since 1942 the British Commandos had permeated the use of green on berets of specialist forces, and many current international military organisations followed this practice. Captain Frank ...
A drama war film starring John Wayne as a colonel who leads a team of Green Berets on a mission to capture a Viet Cong officer. The film was partly supported by the U.S. Army and received mixed reviews and criticism for its propaganda and violence.
A reporter who opposes the Vietnam War joins a Green Beret mission to capture a Viet Cong leader. The film, directed by John Wayne, features action, drama and patriotism.
John Wayne stars in this drama about a rugged Unites States Army Special Forces colonel and a cynical war correspondent who gain respect for each other in an epic-scaled...
Synopsis. Colonel Kirby has been given operational command of the US Green Beret forces in Vietnam is about to be shipped. At Fort Bragg, newspaper reporter George Beckworth (portrayed by David Janssen) attends a Special Forces briefing on America's role in the Vietnam War.
A war action film directed by and starring John Wayne as a colonel leading two Army detachments in Vietnam. Based on a novel by Robin Moore, the film features David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray and Raymond St. Jacques.
