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Pages in category "Vietnam War films based on actual events". The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Unbroken. (film) Unbroken is a 2014 American biographical war drama film produced and directed by Angelina Jolie and written by the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson. It is based on the 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.
Box office. $115.4 million. We Were Soldiers is a 2002 American war film written and directed by Randall Wallace and starring Mel Gibson. Based on the book We Were Soldiers Once… and Young (1992) by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway, it dramatizes the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965.
After the Vietnam War ended in 1975, there was an increase in American films that were more "raw,” containing actual battle footage. A FilmReference.com article noted that American filmmakers "appeared more confident to put Vietnam combat on screen for the first time" during that era. [1]
This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete. List of films based on actual events (before 1940)
Dark Blue World. Darkest Hour (film) Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen. Dauntless: The Battle of Midway. The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015 film) The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972 film) Days of Glory (2006 film) Dear Friend Hitler. Death and Glory in Changde.
The Admiral Was a Lady. Albert S. Rogell. Comedy. End of war readjustment of returning American servicemen and servicewomen. 1950. United States. American Guerrilla in the Philippines. Fritz Lang. Japanese occupation of the Philippines filmed on location.
The Legend of Tank Commander Nishizumi. Nishizumi senshacho-den (西住戦車長伝) Kōzaburō Yoshimura. Japanese tank commander fights in the Sino-Japanese War and dies in the Battle of Nanking. United Kingdom. Ten Days in Paris. Jeremy Brown. Comedy mystery. United States.