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A Yank in Viet-Nam

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A Yank in Viet-Nam
The foreground presents a blond man in a yellow suit carrying a young brunette woman in a purple robe. In the background, on the left, there is an explosion surmounted by helicopters; on the right, two armed men are running. Above this, "A Yank in Viet-Nam" is written in large red letters, with a smaller-written mention : "Actually filmed under gun fire!". At the top of the poster, the tagline "FUSE-HOT ADVENTURE IN THE TIME BOMB OF THE WORLD" is written in large black letters.
Original film poster
Directed byMarshall Thompson
Written byJack Lewis
Jane Wardell
Story byJack Lewis
Produced byWray Davis
StarringMarshall Thompson
Enrique Magalona
Mario Barri
Kieu Chinh
CinematographyEmmanuel I. Rojas
Edited byOrven Schanzer
Basil Wrangell
Music byRichard LaSalle
Production
company
Kingman Productions
Distributed byAllied Artists
Release date
  • February 5, 1964 (1964-02-05) (US)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Vietnamese

A Yank in Viet-Nam is a 1964 war drama film. It was filmed entirely in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Plot

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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

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Production

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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

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References

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  1. ^ p.10 Box Office Magazine November 25, 1963
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