Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
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55% of users liked it
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Go Tell the Spartans is set in Vietnam during that period in which American troops were euphemistically termed "advisors". Reluctantly dispensing much of that advice is veteran American major Asa Barker (Burt Lancaster). Though he knows what works and what doesn't on the battlefield,… More Go Tell the Spartans is set in Vietnam during that period in which American troops were euphemistically termed "advisors". Reluctantly dispensing much of that advice is veteran American major Asa Barker (Burt Lancaster). Though he knows what works and what doesn't on the battlefield, Barker is obliged to carry out the go-nowhere policies of the American military brass. His current objective is a woebegone, barely crucial outpost, which he must defend with a handful of green soldiers and end-of-tether Vietnamese militiamen. True to his predictions, the outpost is overwhelmed by the Vietcong, who have something to fight about and are ruthless in their tactics. Before the relief troops can arrive, virtually everyone is senselessly killed, including Barker. The only survivor is Corporal Stephen Courcey (Craig Wasson), a willing draftee whose initial idealism dies along with his comrades. Wendell Mayes adapted Go Tell the Spartans from the novel Incident at Muc Wa by Daniel Ford. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ted Post
- Written By
- Wendell Mayes
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 1, 1978 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
Go Tell the Spartans is a competent war film, to be sure, but there's no directorial commitment, no vision.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
This is a solid and memorable film about American military involvement in Vietnam.
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Cast
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Burt Lancaster
as Maj. Asa Barker
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Craig Wasson
as Corporal Courcey
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Jonathan Goldsmith
as Sgt. Oleanowski
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Marc Singer
as Capt. Al Olivetti
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Joe Unger
as Lieutenant Hamilton
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Dennis Howard
as Cpl. Abraham Lincoln
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David Clennon
as Lt. Finley Wattsberg
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Evan C. Kim
as Cowboy
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Ralph Brannen
as Minh's Aide-de-Camp
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Mark Carlton
as Capt. Schlitz
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Clyde Kusatsu
as Col. Minh
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Phong Diep
as Minh's Interpreter
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Hilly Hicks
as Signalman Totter
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Tad Horino
as One-Eyed Charlie
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Denice Kumagai
as Butterfly
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John Megna
as Corporal Ackley
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Dolph Sweet
as Gen. Harnitz
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James Hong
as Corporal Oldman
