''A Yank in Viet-Nam'' is a 1964 war drama film. It was filmed entirely in
South Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Việt Nam Cộng hòa), was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of th ...
during the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
.
Plot
The film follows a
U.S. Marine Corps pilot (
Marshall Thompson
James Marshall Thompson (November 27, 1925 – May 18, 1992) was an American film and television actor.
Early years
Thompson was born in Peoria, Illinois. He and his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Laurence B. Thompson, moved to California when he was a ...
) who is shot down over the Vietnamese jungle. In his endeavor to get to safety, he meets a female guerrilla fighter (
Kieu Chinh) and a nationalist named Hong (played by the Filipino actor
Mario Barri).
Cast
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Marshall Thompson
James Marshall Thompson (November 27, 1925 – May 18, 1992) was an American film and television actor.
Early years
Thompson was born in Peoria, Illinois. He and his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Laurence B. Thompson, moved to California when he was a ...
as The Major
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Kieu Chinh as The Girl
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Mario Barri as Hong
* Enrique Magalona as Guerrilla Leader
Production
In addition to acting in the film, Marshall Thompson also served as the film's director. The screenplay is by
Jane Wardell and
Jack Lewis, based on a story by Lewis. The film was originally to be titled ''Year of the Tiger'' but in November 1963 it was retitled ''A Yank in Viet-Nam''.
[p.10 ''Box Office'' Magazine November 25, 1963]
See also
*
List of American films of 1964
A list of American films released in 1964.
''My Fair Lady'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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See also
* 1964 in the United States
References
External links
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References
*Thompson, Howard.
A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964): War in the Jungles of Southeast Asia" ''The New York Times'', February 6, 1964.
External links
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1964 films
Vietnam War films
American war drama films
Films shot in Vietnam
Films about the United States Marine Corps
Films scored by Richard LaSalle
Allied Artists films
1960s American films
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