Battle of Long Tan Doco Preview - Narrated by Sam Worthington - Vietnam War

[darbz2k]

Good stuff! Where can I see this or buy it?

[Ironwulf2000]

Any chance of a blu-ray version?

[ljharry75]

@gunnermac70 yeah and D coy didn't do anything except lose lives. How dare you use this as a platform for your inbred bigotry.

[ac130ugunship]

Just remember the 3 kiwis who stood with the aussies calling in atrillary fire, over 4000 rounds landing some of them within 30 metres of aussie front line

Head shots with 21 105's

[Kokoda144]

I have just read paul hams book on vietnam and i am sicked that our own goverment didnt even try to stand up for our diggers and take the blame. bloody pollies, lower then a snakes arsehole.

[TimeLifeAU]

Apologies if you feel you have been left out of any rights issues. Any issues with creation and production need to be taken up with Damien Lay.

[TimeLifeAU]

Noticed alot of people asking where this is sold - Time Life distribute this dvd - sold in all leading DVD stores. Just released in April 2010.

[OZ2CDO]

@TimeLifeAU Just a shame that TimeLife is breaching my moral rights as the creator and joint producer of my documentary by not providing my producer credit on the actual film credits and packaging. Not to mention doing a deal with Animax for the DVD when I own the underlying rights (Chain of Title) and 50% of the production.

[petethebastard]

@OZ2CDO Good point! Credit where credit is due.

[kenunderhull]

@OZ2CDO if that is true that is crap. This was one of the best docos i have ever seen (on foxtel), the people who created it should benefit.

[StrikerVX2006]

@OZ2CDO It's also a pity that their stolen version isn't the uncut original release from when this excellent documentary was first shown in 2006, but the "trimmed down" version that's been played once a year on History Channel ever since. Please let the public know when you've sorted out the mess and proper, authentic and legal release is made. This is still to date the best Vietnam documentary I've seen.

[harrisharrod]

I was one of the Film soldier actors in that docco, and nobody has mentioned that apart from training from Ian Sparke we were shown some helpfull tips by Bob Buick who was there! I assure you he did not miss mutch. small mistake happen and there are always the critics who pick on every point, they feel is not correct, however even the famous Dale Dye made the odd mistake. I think the problem here are there are too many "One Book Historians"

Cheers.

[69sexdemon69]

@323nut i take offence to that.. Just beocuse there a few that might do that no need to assume we all do mate.. If you do your an idiot... I know full well as do my friends and family how well New Zealand and Canada stuck by us in WW1, and New Zealand stuck side by side with us and US in WW2, And how they stuck y us in Vietnam... Dont you dare try and say us aussie's don't respect what NZ did as part of the Anzacs... If you wanna think that then bugger of you bloody bastard..

[jonhoiles]

That is just about the poorest formation discipline I have ever seen....

how about you spread out a little so that you don't all die at once?

[OZ2CDO]

@jonhoiles It is called television! You cannot capture war story on a small screen without using some creative license. I produced the doco & I served in 2 Commando. I was advising the actors to follow real tactics as best as we could. You will see the same thing in all war movies & TV, even The Pacific on Ch7 right now. If we followed true infantry tactics you would only ever see between 1-3 people on the screen! lol

[krissyeh]

@OZ2CDO. I see you point but also what about tail end charlie walking backwards.

He should have stopped scanned the area to the rear then moved forward again.

[wattlebough]

At 0:45 the digger has his finger on his SLR's trigger- a big TOET no, no. By gee I hope that there is better attention to detail in Bruce Bereford's hollywood feature film production of Long Tan scheduled to start filming this year. Lets hope it's of the calibre (no pun intended) of his 1979 Breaker Morant. It's a damn good story which deserves to be told well to truly honour the men that were there.

[323nut]

Typical ozzie response. Watch the documentary and see how the kiwi artillery forward observer helped pin the VC down with a creeping barrage. Show some respect and leave those kind of comments for yourself you keyboard warrior.

[mirkthirteen]

agree with u but what do you mean by typical ozzie respone?

[323nut]

Australians always slag us New Zealanders off over anything and everything and are usueless at everything. But they forget that ANZAC stood for Austrailian NEW ZEALAND Army Corp. I am a kiwi soldier and am proud of what are guys have done over the years so just wanted to set the record straight thats all

[mirkthirteen]

o ok no problems mate thats def. fair enough. We still go for your accent though haha.

[starpirat]

@323nut Get that chip off your shoulder mate, you may see it as slagging, its really good humoured rivalry banter... As far as long tan goes, the Aussie troops would have been wiped out if it hadnt been for the kiwi artillary and its pinpoint accuracy in wiping out the enemy and for that you can be be proud. Every digger that was there wil back that up.

[petethebastard]

@323nut We don't "slag you" ... we have a friendly dig! You bite back! Just like we hate being called the "West Island"

It's ALL good! Go ANZAC!

[Leesidge]

They do acknowledge the help they recieved from the RNZA as well as an American unit, you have to watch the full documentary for it..

[Kooralbyn]

Anyone got the full vid

[matt2house]

i reckon long tan is a much herioc battle than gallipoli and kokoda.

[9944556]

they were all in the same class...

gallipolli was our baptism of fire

kokoda was defending our home against the odds

long tan was again overcomming all odds

[matt2house]

And don't forget tobruk, where we defied a tyrannical enemy

[9944556]

yea mate tobruk for sure.. and also the battle of kapyong in korea!!

[matt2house]

indeed!!!

[alisaiful]

the slr FN rifles used by the australians were very reliable.more punch

[StrikerVX2006]

Any idea if Red Dune Films will be releasing this documentary on DVD in the near future, if no one hasn't already done so? I watched the documentary when it was first screened in 2006, but I never taped it and I wouldn't mind obtaining a copy.

[deadwood223]

No it's not... NVA/VC forces had double the casulties that US forces did, they lost in the field, France however yes did lose the war.

[DigSAS]

Is the opening the real actual radio sitrep sound clip? Or was it remade for dramatic purposes?

[ebglider91]

Can you buy this on DVD? Please be so

[baozytools]

im vietnamese my self

and id like to say

good on u , you aussies ^^

we still won in the end though

but yea

GOOD JOB!

[deadwood223]

Well that depends on how you look at it:

A) No one really won the war, US forces pulled out due to domestic problems.

B)Australian forces were there as allies, when US pulled out, they no longer had a purpose there.

C)The south didn't want to join the north, so from the south vietnamese point of view, the war was lost.

[SpiritOfLongTan]

The main point to remember is that Aussies and Vietnamese (north or south) are now friends. That's proof that war sucks, because sooner or later after we've shot the buggery out of each other we have to sit down and negotiate. Later on, we're friends again. It would be nice if we could circumvent the fighting part and just do the negotiating.

There's always bravery on both sides in war and nobody should disrespect anyone who dies in battle for a truly righteous cause.

[1040steman]

My younger brother was involved in this battle and was wounded by shrapnel in the back, but lost five of his mates from friendly support artillery. They faced seemingly overwhelming odds to hold back the VC who were straffing 12 inches above ground level. A sad but superhuman effort by all those involved that lived and died. Go Aussies

[OZ2CDO]

No Australians were killed by friendly fire during this battle.

[1040steman]

Who said my brother was Australian..

[DigSAS]

your profile. Whats more, the only other friendly ground force in the Long Tan engagement was a 3 man New Zealand Foward observation team.

[arrowmint12]

@OZ2CDO... your correct ,this1040 bloke is bull ....

[12427701]

younger brother? you're only 34?! dont forget you've got a profile

[1040steman]

Only 34?..and from Australia? silly you..profiles aren't always what they seem.

[1243568790]

You're 34? and if your bro is a minimum of 33 that would make him... -9 when the battle occured; my bullshit sense is off the scale!

[petethebastard]

@1040steman Yes! It's een admitted that friendly Arty caused casuallties...

...but 5 dead? Not!

...let's do the maths on you're "younger brother". How old are you?

[Mrbob200]

lucky we had FN FAL rifles proves more useful then the m16 Go you aussies

[cookie852]

this really showed the viet cong and the rest of the world what a hanfull of australians and new zealanders can do. to bad not many people know about this battle. Im very proud of those brave boys

[theaccempire]

i watched this on foxtel..

the most moving part is where one of the guys radios the artillery fire to drop 50 meters and they reply "unsafe", then he replys with "there is only 10 of us left".

[31493149]

Lest We Forget.

[gooroc]

has anyone worked out if this is downloadable or if the dvd is out yet? cant wait to see it...!

[kolalajoe]

Did you know that after this the communist were shit scared of us.

[sloc0006]

where to download? where to buy dvd?

[SONofAnamVet]

were can i buy this iv heard of a film about that horifing battle

[Dominion1prods]

This is one of the favourite pieces of film i saw last year. Very powerful.

[iforget11]

giddy up diggers.

[willytheekid]

Props to the 3 Man NZ arty crew that provided CLOSE fire support...for so long that two of them collapsed from cordite fumes.

The yanks couldnt BELIEVE the ausy's got out alive..little alone WON!

ANZAC..least we forget

-who dares Wins-

[AusArmy]

I want this so bad where can you get it? can ya download it or buy it?

[thepunisher089]

Aussies did it tough at Long Tan. Outnumbered, outgunned but they did it. Well done boys.

[moariclub]

my father worked with Guss Rivers the NZ FO, amazing story, as per previous comment, where can I see the full doco?

[Borbnert]

Good stuff! Please do post more if you've got it, it's rather hard to find here in the States! Thanks again.

[DarwinLad]

Did you make this movie? Are you Martin Walsh?

[Maxguerrilla]

Where can i see these movie plz?

[Dominion1prods]

Not sure if you found your answer but it is on in Australia on 25th April if that is of any help.

An extremely Powerful 1 hour of viewing.

12:30pm EST / 2.30pm NZ - The Battle of Long Tan