Hong Kong Synopsis
“To keep their sanity in an insane war, they had to be crazy.”
Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.
The 1977–1979 Hong Kong Window
56 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Boys in Company C sits at position #23.
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The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Boys in Company C premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #283 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong War productions specifically: #6 of 13 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Philippines, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Good Times Films S.A. |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | February 2, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0077270 |