The film is adapted from the memoir "The Vietnam War experienced by an American soldier" written by former U.S. military lieutenant General Hal Moore and war correspondent Josephine Galloway. Randall Wallace found this book in a bookstore at the airport in 1993, and it was the title that attracted him. Wallace finished reading this book on the flight, and his excitement couldn't calm down, so he decided to try to make it into a movie. He immediately got in touch with the economic man and asked to find someone with the right to film. He hoped to adapt it into a script. Although no one has obtained the rights to film this best-selling book, the author is not interested in the film.
However, Wallace did not intend to give up. He directly found the two authors and left a letter to both of them, expressing his willingness to send the two scripts he wrote to them. If they liked it, he would give it to himself. connect. The two authors soon called Wallace and agreed to discuss. With his honest character, Wallace finally won the trust of the two authors.
