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… Read more
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The Boys in Company C
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Movie · War · R
1978 · 2h 5m · ★ 44% (5.1K)
To keep their sanity in an insane war, they had to be crazy.
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Starring: Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning
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.
Director
Sidney J. Furie
Production
Columbia Pictures, Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Good Times Films S.A.
Cast
Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning, Michael Lembeck, Craig Wasson, Scott Hylands, James Whitmore Jr., Helen McNeely, Noble Willingham, R. Lee Ermey, Santos Morales, Henry Strzalkowski, Rick Natkin