Asalto a firebase gloria the siege of firebase gloria 1989. Rent the siege of firebase gloria 1989 starring wings hauser and r. The world affairs board is the premier forum for the. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The siege of firebase gloria is a story of conflict in vietnam that chronicles the rescue and defense of a military base by a force recon unit of the united states marine corps in the midst of the. Marine takes charge of his platoon and defends his base during the bloody tet offensive. A pair that sit on either end of the chasm this war opened up from the 60s onward.
Gloria film link in last page to watch or download movie. A tough sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase and proceed to rebuild morale and fortifications in advance of the climactic battle with the vietcong. At the start of the tet offensive, a marine unit on patrol stops at firebase gloria. Lee ermey and wings hauser have an emotional talk about a tragedy that drove their friendship apart. Lee ermey has his first starring role, coming off of apocalypse now the year before. Originally posted by seventh fleet then theres the way that we vets were treated when we came back to the world by the antiwar freaks.
The siege of firebase gloria directed by brian trenchardsmith. The siege of firebase gloria 1989 question greetings, and welcome to the world affairs board. The siege of firebase gloria is a rare movie in that it manages to show a conflict from both points of view much like another war movie classic, the longest day. Siege of firebase gloria, the internet movie firearms. While the director takes certain liberties with details guns are fired for too long without reloading, for example the action sweeps you up so that unless you are really looking. It stars that madman of the screen wings hauser, along with everybodys favorite hardballs drill instructor from kubricks full metal jacket, r. The siege of firebase gloria has long been difficult to see aside from murky vhs copies and an obscure mgm limited edition pressing on dvd, and thus has never gotten the widespread appreciation it deserves. Seige of firebase gloria vietnam veterans of america.
He still has a way with soldier talk and the profanity that goes with it. The siege of firebase gloria is available to watch free on vudu free and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, vudu online. Popular videos the siege of firebase gloria youtube. Toller film kult nur leider kein deutsch nur spanisch u. The siege of firebase gloria full movie hd film slideshare.
The siege of firebase gloria by brian trenchardsmith brian. The siege of firebase gloria, a lowbudget vietnam war combat movie that came out early in 1989, has just been released in dvd in the mgm limited edition collection series. Based on the true story, this film follows the struggle of a group of brave marines as they attempt to defend firebase gloria during the tet. Watch the siege of firebase gloria prime video amazon uk. Siege of firebase gloria on dvd vietnam veterans of america.
One of the things seen in several apocalypse now for another example vietnam films is the fire base which doesnt have anybody in charge. The film focuses less on spectacle and more on the horrors of war and how both sides committed horrible acts and atrocities during the conflict. Watch the siege of firebase gloria starring wings hauser in this militarywar on directv. Occupational outlook handbook, 201617 siege of firebase gloria download. This time he has to act as he is not playing a drill sergeant. Lee ermey and wings hauser about us marines and soldiers trying to hold a tiny, insignificant outpost in south vietnam against a massed assault by the viet cong during the 1968 tet offensive. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it. Watch the siege of firebase gloria online stream full. This is a discussion on the siege of firebase gloria. Siege of firebase gloria 1989 starring wings hauser, lee. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Rent the siege of firebase gloria 1989 on dvd and blu. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Marines defends its isolated forward position to the bitter end as the tet offensive rages across south vietnam in january 1968.
The siege of firebase gloria is a gritty, relatively low budget vietnam era film. The siege of firebase gloria 1989 region free pal import, plays. The siege of firebase gloria 1989 yet another true story that follows a unit on patrol that happens to take a stop at firebase gloria when the viet cong launch their tet offensive. Kino lorbers new bluray marks a significant improvement over previous releases, boasting a terrific transfer that impeccably preserves. Siege of firebase gloria is a tight, convincing war movie that delivers a studio films worth of excitement and drama on a drivein budget and war movie fans will love it. The siege of firebase gloria 1989 the movie database. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Lee ermey and wings hauser as us marines on a long range recon patrol who find themselves at firebase gloria, an isolated american fire support base that appears to be on the verge of an allout assault by both the nva and the viet cong on the eve of the tet offensive. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 50 produced by 7 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 makeup department 5 production management 1 second unit director or. The marines barely hold off the vc viet cong, but in the end, hold the base. Sergeant major hafner leads his recon patrol on a hellish trek through enemy territory, encountering alarming signs of viet cong activity. Lee ermey, gary hershberger, at turner classic movies.
The siege of firebase gloria full movie hd film the siege of. Watch the siege of firebase gloria online 1989 movie yidio. As michael lanning said in his 1994 book, vietnam at the movies, the film is as bad as the dialogue. The siege of firebase gloria neither john waynes attempt to rally the country to the cause in the green berets 1968 or 1986s best picture winner platoon made by oliver stone 4. The siege of firebase gloria full movie 2014 video.
The siege of firebase gloria is a 1989 film starring r. A sadistic marine holds sway over an important outpost as soldiers bravely stand against the 1968 tet offensive. Overview of siege of firebase gloria, the, 1989, directed by brian trenchardsmith, with wings hauser, r. Against all odds they went to hell and back a marine patrol stops at firebase gloria at the start of the tet offensive during the vietnam war. They have to survive a brutal assault by the vc, whos commanders thoughts also feature in the film. Lee ermey albert popwell 1988 a sadistic marine holds sway over an important outpost as soldiers bravely stand against the 1968 tet offensive. Friday forgotten film the siege of firebase gloria it. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. According to a question and answer period in sydney, director brian trenchardsmith said that r. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. The siege of firebase gloria also offers the occasional surprise, like the way it treats the vietnamese side of the conflict as legitimate characters instead of faceless villains or a great scene in the latter part of the film where stars r. Lee ermey, full metal jacket and his sidekick wings hauser, vice squad, as they attempt to defend firebase gloria during the tet offensive, even though they are greatly outnumbered. The siege of firebase gloria is a late1980s australian miniepic about the vietnam war.
The siege of firebase gloria is a 1989 vietnam war film directed by brian trenchardsmith and starring r. The siege of firebase gloria by brian trenchardsmith. A marine patrol stops at firebase gloria at the start of the tet offensive during the vietnam war. The unit finally reaches firebase gloria and finds themselves under siege by the viet cong and fighting for their lives as they wait for rescue from the army. Based on a true story, the film follows the struggle of a group of brave marines, led by tough as nails leader r. The siege of firebase gloria photos view all photos 2 movie info. The siege of firebase gloria is a 1989 australian war film starring wings hauser and r. Based on the true story, this film follows the struggle of a group of brave marines as they attempt to defend firebase gloria. Siege of firebase gloria is basically a two man show. I watched siege of fire base gloria again a few days ago on a movie channel. Buy the siege of firebase gloria 1989 region free pal import, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. Siege of firebase gloria bluray kino lorber studio. The movie stars lee ermey as a marine sergeant major in vietnam who takes command of a remote firebase just before the 1968 tet offensive.
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