The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Mel Gibson
as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Madeleine Stowe
as Julie Moore
Greg Kinnear
as Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
Sam Elliott
as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley
Chris Klein
as 2nd Lt. Jack Geoghegan
Keri Russell
as Barbara Geoghegan
Barry Pepper
as Joe Galloway
Duong Don
as Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An
Ryan Hurst
as Sgt. Ernie Savage
Robert Bagnell
as 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings
Marc Blucas
as 2nd Lt. Henry Herrick
Josh Daugherty
as Sp4 Robert Ouellette
