The Iron Triangle (film)

{{short description|1989 film directed by Eric Weston}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Iron Triangle

| image =

| caption = 1989 Movie Poster

| starring = Beau Bridges
Haing S. Ngor
Liem Whatley
Johnny Hallyday

| director = Eric Weston

| producer = Tony Scotti
Angela Schapiro
John A. Bushelman

| music = Michael Lloyd
John D'Andrea
Nick Strimple

| distributor = Scotti Brothers Records
Artisan Entertainment
International Video Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|1989}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

}}

The Iron Triangle is a 1989 film about the Vietnam War shot in Sri LankaCruez, Dexter (29 May 1988). War-torn Sri Lanka Makes Great Movie Location. Lawrence Journal-World, p. 3D. and directed by Eric Weston.

The story is based on the diary of an unknown Viet Cong Soldier. This unique fact gives the movie a different perspective than many of the other movies about the Vietnam war and makes black and white distinctions about who were the "good guys" and "bad guys" a little more complicated. The film stars Beau Bridges, Haing S. Ngor, Liem Whatley, Johnny Hallyday, Jim Ishida, and Ping Wu. Each character helps bring to life the struggle of what it means to fight for one's country. Whether they be a teacher's son (Ho), a French mercenary (Jacques), or a simple soldier (Keene) these three men bring to light a gray view of war which reflects that there are many more sides to the war than just "good" or "evil".