How Sleep the Brave
{{short description|1981 film by Lindsay Shonteff}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = How Sleep the Brave
| image =
| caption =
| director = Lindsay Shonteff
(as Lyndon James Swift)
| producer = Lindsay Shonteff
Elizabeth Laurie
| writer = Bobby Bauer
Jeremy Lee Francis
| narrator =
| starring = Lawrence Day
Luis Manuel
Thomas M. Polland
Christopher Muncke
| music =
| cinematography = Sabastian Rich
| editing = John Luton
| studio = Lindsay Shonteff Film Productions
| distributor = Movietime International
| released = {{Film date|1982|df=yes}}
| runtime = 90 mins
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
How Sleep the Brave is a 1982 Vietnam war film directed and produced by Lindsay Shonteff. Entirely shot in Berkshire, England,{{cite web |url=https://thenewbev.com/blog/2023/02/i-have-to-follow-the-second-best-adventures-of-lindsay-shonteff/ |first=Marc Edward |last=Heuck |date=February 13, 2023 |title="I have to follow": The Second-Best Adventures of Lindsay Shonteff |website=Beverly Cinema}} it stars Lawrence Day, Luis Manuel, Thomas M. Polland and Christopher Muncke. The script was written by Bobby Bauer and Jeremy Lee Francis. It was co-produced by Elizabeth Laurie and Lindsay Shonteff.
Synopsis
On Christmas 1969, during the Vietnam War, a group of fresh, young American soldiers arrive at an army camp in Vietnam and are sent to patrol in a nearby jungle. After they kill a few Viet Cong soldiers and lose a couple of their comrades in the battle, they return to camp. They are sent on a mission to destroy a Viet Cong village. After they destroy the village, they embark on a hazardous journey through a jungle to board a helicopter and return to camp. But, it's only a matter of who will survive the Viet Cong's gunshots and make it to the helicopter.
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0082532|title=How Sleep the Brave}}
{{Lindsay Shonteff}}
Category:Films directed by Lindsay Shonteff
Category:Films shot in England
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:English-language war films
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