John Wayne, concerned by the anti-war atmosphere in the United States, wanted to make the film ‘Green Berets’ movie to present the pro-military position. (1968)
The 1968 American war film titled, The Green Berets is set in Vietnam and features John Wayne, Jim Hutton, David Janssen, Aldo Ray, Patrick Wayne, and Jack Soo. Thematically, The Green Berets is intensely anti-communist and pro-Saigon and it was released at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War.
John Wayne was very concerned by the anti-war atmosphere in the United States and because of this, he wanted to make this film to present the pro-military position. He even went so far as to obtain full military cooperation and material from 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson and the U.S. Department of Defense.
