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: The elephants were intended to support a sawmill project to improve local living conditions and secure the loyalty of villagers near the Ho Chi Minh Trail , a vital North Vietnamese supply route.

The film is loosely based on a 1968 mission known as , documented by retired U.S. Army Major Jim Morris. Operation Dumbo Drop

Directed by Simon Wincer, the movie reimagines these events as a high-stakes, comedic journey. : The elephants were intended to support a

: Although set in Vietnam, the film was primarily shot in Thailand . Directed by Simon Wincer, the movie reimagines these

: Green Beret Captain Sam Cahill (Danny Glover) and his successor, Captain T.C. Doyle (Ray Liotta), lead a misfit team to deliver an elephant to a remote village after the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) kills the village's original elephant. Production :