The Siege of Firebase Gloria 35 years old

Against all odds they went to hell and back.

The Siege of Firebase Gloria

A Marine patrol stops at Firebase Gloria at the start of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it. The Marines barely hold off the VC (Viet Cong), but in the end, hold the base.

Credits

The Siege of Firebase Gloria Cast

Name Character
R. Lee Ermey He was 44, 74 years old when he died as Sgt. Maj. Bill Hafner / Narrator
Wings Hauser He was 41, now 76 years old as Cpl. Joseph L. 'Nard' DiNardo
Philip Gordon He was 25, now 60 years old as Soldier
Gary Hershberger He was 24, now 60 years old as Capt. A.J. 'Bugs' Moran
Leila Johnson as Nurse
Richard Kuhlman as Ghost
Clyde Jones He was 54, now 89 years old as Coates
John Calvin He was 479, 54 years old when he died as C.O. Williams
Margi Gerard as Capt. Kathy Flanagan, MD
Mark Miller He was 64, now 99 years old as Soldier
Albert Popwell He was 62, 72 years old when he died as Jones
Nick Nicholson He was 41, 63 years old when he died as Photographer
David Anderson as Co-Pilot
Mark Neely as Pvt. Murphy
Erich Hauser He was 58, 73 years old when he died as Patrol Member
Robert Arevalo He was 45, now 80 years old as Cao Van

The Siege of Firebase Gloria Crew

Name Department
Kevan Lind as Director of Photography. He was 38 (now 73) years old Camera
Charles W. Fries as Executive Producer. He was 60 (now 95) years old Production
Andrew Prowse as Editor. Editing
William L. Nagle as Writer. Writing
Antony I. Ginnane as Executive Producer. He was 40 (now 75) years old Production
Brian Trenchard-Smith as Director. He was 43 (now 78) years old Directing
Tony Johnston as Writer. He was 18 (now 54) years old Writing
Eddie Nicart as Stunt Coordinator. He was 43 (68) years old when He died Crew
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The Siege of Firebase Gloria (35 years)

Against all odds they went to hell and back.

  • Release day: Friday, January 27, 1989
  • Runtime: 97 minutes