Texas Tech University

Go Tell the Spartans

Moving Image Item Number: 1179VI2773
Pages
0
Media Type
Moving Image
Physical Location
D024.3F
Copyright Statement
2005 Home Box Office, Inc.
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Item is Copyrighted – Check for access via the Vietnam Reading Room portal.
Format
DVD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
01:54:00
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 2005
General Note
Academy Award-winner Burt Lancaster delivers the finest performance of his illustrious career as a hardboiled major in command of a grubby Vietnam outpost in this classic film of wartime confrontation. The war was still a 'conflict' and American soldiers were merely 'advisors,' yet the ambushes, the betrayals and the brutality were all very real. While the riveting action concentrates on a single, obscure incident, this excellent, understated and sharply intelligent film illuminates the vast landscape of an era.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2773

Citation
Go Tell the Spartans, 1179VI2773. 2005, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2773, Accessed 19 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1179VI2773, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 10 Jan 2010 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]