The Boys in Company C

A grim, clear-eyed plunge into boot camp and Vietnam, mixing camaraderie and absurdity with sudden, wrenching violence.

Directed by

Sidney J. Furie

Genres

War

Starring

Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning

Tagline

To keep their sanity in an insane war, they had to be crazy.

Overview

Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, corruption, survival, friendship

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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