We Were Soldiers poster

We Were Soldiers Cast & Characters

R 2002 · 2h 18m 71 Audience

Rent on Apple TV

Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Randall Wallace

Screenplay

Randall Wallace

Based on

Harold G. Moore , Joseph L. Galloway

Producers

Jim Lemley , Randall Wallace , Arne Schmidt , Bruce Davey , Stephen McEveety

Music

Nick Glennie-Smith

Cinematography

Dean Semler

Editor

William Hoy

Production design

Thomas E. Sanders

Costume design

Michael T. Boyd

Casting

Amanda Mackey , Cathy Sandrich Gelfond

Full cast

87 cast members

Lt. Col. Hal Moore

Madeleine Stowe

Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall

Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan

Barbara Geoghegan

Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An

Sgt. Ernie Savage

1st Lt. Charlie Hastings

2nd Lt. Henry Herrick

Sp4 Robert Ouellette

Capt. Tony Nadal

Capt. Matt Dillon

Capt. Tom Metsker

Desmond Harrington

Sp4 Galen Bungum

Sp4 Russell Adams

Capt. Robert Edwards

Capt. Ed 'Too Tall' Freeman

Pfc. Willie Godboldt

Pfc. Jimmy Nakayama

Sloane Momsen

Cecile Moore

Catherine Metsker

Maj. Gen. Henry Kinnard

Sfc. Carl Palmer

Sp5 Charlie 'Doc' Lose

Capt. Robert 'Doc' Carrera

Michael Tomlinson

Keith Szarabajka

Diplomatic Spook

Army Intelligence Officer

Patrick St. Esprit

General in Hallway

Sfc. Bob White, Mortar Sergeant

Daughter Julie Moore

Joshua McLaurin

Greg Moore

Devon Werkheiser

Billinjer C. Tran

Viet Minh Sergeant

Lam Ngoc Nguyen

NVA Soldier with Bayonet

Diep Bui

NVA Wife

Andrew Wallace

French Bugler

Nicholas Hosking

Michael Giordani

French Lieutenant

Kate Lombardi

Reporter

Jason Powell

Sgt. Robert Stokes

Doug C. Cook

Capt. Ray Lefebvre

Sean Bunch

Trooper on Fire

F. Lee Reynolds

Chopper Crewman

Stephen Zapotoczny

Edwards' Radio Operator

Frank Kostenko Jr.

Foxhole Trooper

Lt. Cochran (uncredited)

Brian Carpenter

Sec. of Defense Robert McNamara (uncredited)

Chris Cate

Soldier (uncredited)

NVA Officer (uncredited)

Greg Craft

Soldier (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)

Capt. Jon Mills (uncredited)

Jump Coordinator (uncredited)

Kelli Franklin

Mrs. Charlie Hastings (uncredited)

Christian Gibson

Soldier (uncredited)

William Gibson

Soldier (uncredited)

Anthony Gilbert

Soldier (uncredited)

French Officer (uncredited)

Shannon M. Hart

Army Wife (uncredited)

Kimby Jagnandan

Spectator (uncredited)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Derrell Keith Lester

Black Private (uncredited)

Private Davey (uncredited)

Matthew Lang

1st Lt. John Arrington (uncredited)

Sergeant (uncredited)

Blake Lena

Soldier (uncredited)

Pvt. Soprano (uncredited)

Young NVA Lieutenant (uncredited)

Lt. Col. List (uncredited)

Jonathan Parks Jordan

White Private (uncredited)

Pvt. John Henry (uncredited)

Keni Thomas

Sergeant (uncredited)

Phong Atwood Vo

North Vietnamese Soldier - South Vietnamese and Villager (voice) (uncredited)

Crew by department

175 crew members

Directing

Randall Wallace

Second Unit Director

First Assistant Editor

Michael Cassidy

First Assistant Camera

Director of Photography

Daniel T. Dorrance

Supervising Art Director

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Cathy Schweickhardt

First Assistant Accountant

Frank Kostenko Jr.

Second Second Assistant Director

Writing

Harold G. Moore

Novel

Joseph L. Galloway

Novel

Randall Wallace

Storyboard Artist

Production

Randall Wallace

Stephen McEveety

Danielle Lemmon Zapotoczny

Co-Producer

Stephen Zapotoczny

Co-Producer

Location Manager

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

Brian L. Aultman

Production Accountant

Production Supervisor

Shauna L. Kroen

Production Accountant

Production Coordinator

Kathy Leigh Fleming

Production Coordinator

Unit Production Manager

Post Production Supervisor

Steve Dirkes

Assistant Location Manager

Assistant Production Coordinator

Rajeev Malhotra

Additional Post-Production Supervisor

Camera

Thomas A. Curran

Michael Guthrie

David B. Nowell

Kevin Gugle

Camera Intern

Micah Y. Bisagni

Jerry G. Callaway

Camera Operator

Assistant Camera

Additional Camera

Steadicam Operator

First Company Grip

Stephen Vaughan

Still Photographer

Bill Morrison

Second Company Grip

Second Assistant Camera

James J. Gilson

Chief Lighting Technician

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Editing

Assistant Editor

Digital Color Timer

Sound

Nerses Gezalyan

Craig Jurkiewicz

Richard Dwan Jr.

Geoffrey G. Rubay

Steve Bartkowicz

Sound Recordist

Michael Hertlein

Dialogue Editor

Foley Supervisor

Sound Effects Editor

Supervising ADR Editor

Paul Flinchbaugh

Assistant Sound Editor

Production Sound Mixer

Supervising Sound Editor

Marc Fishman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Music

Temp Music Editor

Nick Glennie-Smith

Original Music Composer

Art

James Coraloran

Art Direction

Kevin Kavanaugh

Property Master

Graphic Designer

Thomas E. Sanders

Production Design

Daniel B. Foster

Set Dressing Artist

Construction Coordinator

Assistant Property Master

Wendy Richardson

Art Department Coordinator

Visual Effects

Randall Bahnsen

Visual Effects Editor

Kelly L'Estrange

Visual Effects Producer

Visual Effects Supervisor

Special Effects Assistant

Joel P. Blanchard

Special Effects Technician

Paul Abatemarco

Visual Effects Coordinator

Special Effects Supervisor

Paul J. Lombardi

Special Effects Coordinator

Costume & Makeup

Anthony Almaraz

Costumer

Kerry Mendenhall

Suzanne Robertson

Set Costumer

Michael Burnett

Michael T. Boyd

Key Hair Stylist

Key Makeup Artist

Makeup Supervisor

Costume Supervisor

Casting

Cathy Sandrich Gelfond

Kim McCray

Casting Assistant

Additional Casting

Rebecca Quick

Extras Casting Assistant

Other

Carmen Cuebello

Tailor

Hugh Aodh O'Brien

Mark De Alessandro

Vincent Joseph Flaherty

Catherine Bott

Musician

John DiSante

Cableman

Kristina Abbott

Stand In

Douglas Beale

Greensman

Nick Glennie-Smith

Nikos Kalaitzidis

3D Animator

Shawn Duchscherer

Naaman Marshall

Richard Colwell

Scenic Artist

Susan Van Apeldoorn

Craft Service

Robert Dawson

Title Designer

Standby Painter

Project Manager

Michael Lustig

Music Consultant

Stunt Coordinator

Script Supervisor

24 Frame Playback

Jason Powell

Technical Advisor

Stunt Coordinator

Aerial Coordinator

Travel Coordinator

Christopher Carlson

Assistant Decorator

Digital Compositors

Richard Wardlow

Technical Supervisor

Video Assist Operator

Daren Dochterman

Production Illustrator

Compositing Supervisor

Transportation Captain

Set Production Assistant

Edward O'Neal

Transportation Co-Captain

Charley Bob Burnham

Transportation Coordinator

Digital Effects Supervisor

Digital Effects Supervisor

Bob Eicholz

Executive In Charge Of Production