A Yank in Viet-Nam explained

A Yank in Viet-Nam
Producer:	Wray Davis
Editing:	Orven Schanzer Basil Wrangell
Studio:	Kingman Productions
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	United States

A Yank in Viet-Nam is a 1964 war drama film. It was filmed entirely in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Plot

The film follows a U.S. Marine Corps pilot (Marshall Thompson) 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

• Marshall Thompson as The Major
• Kieu Chinh as Herself
• 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.^[1]

See also

• List of American films of 1964

References

• Thompson, Howard. "A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964): War in the Jungles of Southeast Asia." The New York Times, February 6, 1964.

Notes and References

1. p.10 Box Office Magazine November 25, 1963