director ted post be incredibly talented when it come to tell the audience a captivate story . his character be believable and he help create one of burt lancaster fine performance . the story be tell in a very entertaining and well paced fashion while sustain a feeling of tension . this film never receive the attention it deserve when originally release . it really worth your while and i hope when people see it in a video store they will consider give it a chance . it be definitely one of the most realistic and gripping account of the war in vietnam . ted post prof to be a very talented director especially in the way he direct his actor . he manage to get great performance out of his entire cast ( not only some of the star ) . i highly recommend this film and hope that more people will appreciate the way i do .