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The Odd Angry Shot (1979)
Directed by Tom Jeffrey
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Overview
A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where nothing happens, to the the terror of enduring mortar barrages from an unseen enemy. Men die and are crippled in combat by firefights and booby traps, soldiers kill and capture the enemy, gather intelligence and retake ground only to cede it again whilst battling against the bureaucracy and obstinacy of the conventional military hierarchy. In the end they return to civilization, forever changed by their experiences but glad to return to the life they once knew.
Length 92 minutes
Actors
Graham Kennedy | John Hargreaves | John Jarratt | Bryan Brown | Graeme Blundell | Richard Moir | Peter Drouyn | Ian Gilmour | Graham Rouse | John Allen | Tony Barry | Brandon Burke | John Fitzgerald | Mike Harris | Johnny Garfield | Ray Meagher | Frankie J. Holden | Roger Newcombe | Brian Evis | Sharon Higgins | Freddie Paris | Joy Westmore | Brian Wenzel | Brian Anderson | Sarah Lee | Tim Burns | Max Cullen | Tim Page
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2013 | TV | DVD | Borrowed | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
An odd, final pick (by me) to close out movie night, this interesting Australian Viet Nam war movie was short on combat, choosing to focus more on the tedium and psychological effects of war on a division of Special Air Service (SAS) troops. From Synapse Films.
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