# The Green Berets (1968)

> A resolutely patriotic Vietnam War drama follows Colonel Mike Kirby and his Green Berets from firebase defense to a high-stakes Viet Cong capture mission.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13372

## Facts

- Runtime: 142 min
- Genres: War, Drama
- Director: John Wayne, Ray Kellogg
- Cast: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, Raymond St. Jacques, Bruce Cabot, Jack Soo, George Takei
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: patriotic, bombastic, earnest, classic war movie night, john wayne marathon

## Movies like The Green Berets

- [Beach Red (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/25091)
- [Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)](https://ember.film/movie/11292)
- [Battle of the Bulge (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/7839)
- [The Bridge at Remagen (1969)](https://ember.film/movie/9538)
- [The Horse Soldiers (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/10631)
- [The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/21010)
- [The Wild Geese (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/3726)
- [The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/22699)
- [Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/4190)
- [Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/16454)

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