# The Boys in Company C (1978)

> Five young marines seek a safer assignment through a soccer match while Vietnam turns their military service into an absurd and devastating test of loyalty.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16600

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: War
- Director: Sidney J. Furie
- Cast: Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning, Michael Lembeck, Craig Wasson, Scott Hylands, James Whitmore Jr., Helen McNeely
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077270/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: darkly comic, sardonic, tense, war film marathon, historical cinema night

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