The Green Berets

The first major Hollywood production to deal with the Vietnam War, this powerful drama stars John Wayne as Mike Kirby, a tough Marine colonel who leads a squad of Green Berets on a dangerous mission to capture a Viet Cong general. Accompanied by a journalist who is skeptical about the fighting, the men push their skills to the limit while facing off against the enemy. Adaptation of Robin Moore’s novel co-stars David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, George Takei; Wayne co-directs. 141 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; featurette; photo gallery.