Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television

From: Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television Dramas
(http://www.lasalle.edu/library/vietnam/FilmIndex/home.htm)
compiled by John K. McAskill, La Salle University ([email protected])
N6045 NO MERCY MAN (USA, 1973)
(Other titles: America violenta; Homme sans merci; Trained to kill; Vietnam
soldier)
Credits: director, Daniel Vance ; writers, Daniel Vance, Mike Nolin.
Cast: Steven Sandor, Rockne Tarkington, Richard X. Slattery.
Summary: Action/adventure film set in contemporary California. A Vietnam
veteran (Sandor) returns to his California home town but is unable to adjust
to civilian life. Then a gang of sadistic teens who try to take over the town
trigger a predictably violent response from the veteran.
Chevalier, Jacques. “L’homme sans merci” Revue du cinema 323 (Dec 1977), p. 110.
______________. “L’homme sans merci” 332 (Oct 1978), p. 143-4.
Devine, Jeremy M. Vietnam at 24 frames a second [GB] (p. 94)
Garsault, Alain. “L’homme sans merci” Positif 204 (Mar 1978), p. 73.
Lanning, Michael Lee. “Trained to kill” Vietnam at the movies [GB] (p. 333)
[No mercy man] Monthly film bulletin 44/523 (Aug 1977), p. 179.
“No mercy man, The” Motion picture guide (edited by Jay Robert Nash and Stanley
Ralph Ross) Chicago : Cinebooks, 1985. (v. 6, p. 2177-78)
Scott, Moncrieff, Sue. “No mercy” Monthly film bulletin 43/513 (Oct 1976), p. 21617.
Turroni, Giuseppi. “America violenta” Filmcritica 27 (Jul 1976), p. 222-3.
Walker, Mark Edward. Vietnam veteran films [GB] (p. 40)
Williams, Tony. “No mercy man” Vietnam war films [GB] (Entry 411)
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