Go Tell the Spartans (1978)

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We're getting strafed, shelled, bombed, and blasted. And it isn't even our damned war!

A unit of American military advisors in Vietnam prior to the major U.S. involvement finds similarities between their helpless struggle against the Viet Cong and the doomed actions of a French unit at the same site a decade before.

• Released: 1978-07-12
• Genres: War
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 68 votes

Directed by Ted Post.

Top cast

• Burt Lancaster as Maj. Asa Barker
• Craig Wasson as Cpl. Courcey
• Marc Singer as Capt. Alfred Olivetti
• Joe Unger as Lt. Raymond Hamilton
• David Clennon as Lt. Finley Wattsberg
• Evan C. Kim as Cowboy
• John Megna as Cpl. Ackley
• Hilly Hicks as Signalman Toffer
• Dolph Sweet as Gen. Harnitz
• Clyde Kusatsu as Col. Minh

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Go Tell the Spartans

• United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus

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