A Yank in Viet-Nam

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

A Yank in Viet-Nam
Original film poster
Directed by	Marshall Thompson
Written by	Jack Lewis Jane Wardell
Story by	Jack Lewis
Produced by	Wray Davis
Starring	Marshall Thompson Enrique Magalona Mario Barri Kieu Chinh
Cinematography	Emmanuel I. Rojas
Edited by	Orven Schanzer Basil Wrangell
Music by	Richard LaSalle
Production company	Kingman Productions
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release date	February 5, 1964 (1964-02-05) (US)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Vietnamese

Plot

A pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps is shot down over the Vietnamese jungle. In his endeavor to get to safety, he meets a female guerrilla fighter (played by Kieu Chinh) and a nationalist named Hong.

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