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Michael Mann to showcase the Battle of Hue

Image Although there are many films about the Vietnam War, only one of them gave viewers the opportunity to witness the battle for the city of Hue. It is about Stanley Kubrick's cult military drama "Full Metal Jacket", released in 1987. Since then, no Hollywood studio has dared to reveal to the world new details of one of the most famous battles of the Vietnam War. Luckily for viewers, they are living in a golden era of television. As it became known to the edition Deadline , a mini-series with the preliminary title " Hue, 1968 " ( Hue 1968 ) will be devoted to the bloody siege of the Vietnamese city.

The war drama will be based on the novel of the same name by Mark Bowden , on which the famous journalist and writer has worked for the past five years. The American already has a wealth of experience working with film and television figures. The most famous film based on his works is considered to be Ridley Scott's war drama "Black Hawk Down".

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The film rights to the book about the Battle of Hue have been purchased by Michael Mann (Skirmish) and Michael De Luca (American History X) producer, with seven nominations for two. the " Oscar " award. The miniseries are expected to have eight or ten episodes. Michael Mann himself plans to take the director's chair for several of them.

Street battles in Hue territory took place from January 30 to March 3, 1968. A formal victory in the battle was won by the forces of the United States and South Vietnam, but by that time the city itself was turned into ruins, and civilian casualties amounted to about 5 thousand people. The Americans announced that more than 8,000 Vietcong were killed during the battle. At the same time, they estimated the number of their own victims at only 216 people.

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Mann plans to continue shooting the biopic Enzo Ferrari, and De Luca is still actively interested in creating a full-length version of the legendary science fiction series Battlestar Galactica.

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Author: Jake Pinkman


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