- Film ID:
- 1879
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DVD Available from Shop
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Film cert:
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Running time:
- DVD=115 min.
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Nationality(ies):
- America.
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Primary Language(s):
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English.
PLATOON
(1986)
Cast
Voices
Tom Berenger.
Willem Dafoe.
Charlie Sheen.
Kevin Dillon.
Forest Whitaker.
Keith David.
Francesco Quinn.
Johnny Depp.
Dale Dye.
Arnold Kopelson.
Director(s)
Categories
War.
Drama.
Vietnam War.
Oscar (Best Picture).
True Stories.
Jungle.
01 Nigel's Choice.
1960s.
Guardian 1000 Must See (2007).
01 Kelly's Heroes.
Oscar (Best Director).
BAFTA (Best Direction).
Recommended.
AFI Top 100 Movies Ever.
Peoples' Choice.
Review
Oliver Stone's autobiographical account of life at the front in Vietnam deservedly swept the Oscars. It is particularly strong in portraying the tensions within the army social group between the brutal all-American rednecks and the more liberally inclined cynics.
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