A Yank in Viet-Nam
| A Yank in Viet-Nam | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Marshall Thompson |
| Written by | Jack Lewis Jane Wardell |
| Story by | Jack Lewis |
| Produced by | Wray Davis |
| Starring | Marshall Thompson Enrique Magalona Mario Barri Kieu Chinh |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel I. Rojas |
| Edited by | Orven Schanzer Basil Wrangell |
| Music by | Richard LaSalle |
Production company | Kingman Productions |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Vietnamese |
A Yank in Viet-Nam is a 1964 war drama film. It was filmed entirely in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Plot
[edit]The film follows a U.S. Marine Corps pilot (Marshall Thompson) who is shot down over the Vietnamese jungle. In his endeavor to get to safety, he meets a female guerrilla fighter (Kieu Chinh) and a nationalist named Hong (played by the Filipino actor Mario Barri).
Cast
[edit]- Marshall Thompson as The Major
- Kieu Chinh as Herself
- Mario Barri as Hong
- Enrique Magalona as Guerrilla Leader
Production
[edit]In addition to acting in the film, Marshall Thompson also served as the film's director. The screenplay is by Jane Wardell and Jack Lewis, based on a story by Lewis. The film was originally to be titled Year of the Tiger but in November 1963 it was retitled A Yank in Viet-Nam.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ p.10 Box Office Magazine November 25, 1963
- Thompson, Howard. "A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964): War in the Jungles of Southeast Asia." The New York Times, February 6, 1964.
External links
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