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The Green Berets

The Green Berets

Jul 4, 1968
142 min
WarDrama
5.7/ 10
180 votes

Overview

Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for two missions in South Vietnam. The first is to strengthen a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy. The second is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.

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TMDB
5.7/10
180 votes
IMDB
5.6/10
14,107 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
23%
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$7,000,000Production cost
Box Office$11,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$4,000,000Profitable
ROI
+57.1%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

2 nominations

Details

Production information

"A special force in a special kind of hell!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$11,000,000

Production Companies

Batjac Productions

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