A Yank in Viet-Nam

A Yank in Viet-Nam

The FIRST searing story of the VIET-NAM WAR!

1964 · 80 min · ★ 8.0 · War

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

Directed by Marshall Thompson · Written by Jack Lewis

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