Product Information One of the first American films specifically about the Vietnam War was also one of the most hawkish offering a pro-intervention perspective at the height of the conflict. Filmed along the conventions of a World War II action drama a gung-ho colonel battles the vicious Viet Cong while protecting innocent civilians befriending an orphaned boy and reforming a liberal newspaperman s misguided political views. Product Identifiers UPC 0012569100220 Product Key Features Format DVD Director John Wayne Duke Morrison Marion Michael Morrison Rating G G (MPAA) Additional Product Features Genre Action/Adventure Leading Role John Wayne Signal Standard DVD Film Country USA Release Date 1997-10-28 Region Code Region 1 Number of Discs 1