Tom Berenger
Staff Sgt. Bob Barnes
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Platoon: Directed by Oliver Stone. With Keith David, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon. Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil.
- (444K)
- Drama, War
- Oliver Stone
- 1987-02-06
Platoon is a critically acclaimed film by Oliver Stone, based on his experience as a U.S. infantryman in Vietnam. It depicts the moral dilemmas and conflicts of a young soldier (Charlie Sheen) in his platoon, led by two opposing sergeants (Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe).
A platoon is a small military unit led by a junior officer and composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols. Learn about the etymology, history, and variations of platoons in different countries and branches of the army.
Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the ...
- 2 min
- 672.6K
- Amazon MGM Studios
Directed by: Oliver Stone. A young grunt in the Vietnam war gets an up-close look at good vs. evil as he struggles for survival against an elusive enemy and within his platoon.
- Oliver Stone
- January 1, 1986
- 120 min
Informed by director Oliver Stone's personal experiences in Vietnam, Platoon forgoes easy sermonizing in favor of a harrowing, ground-level view of war, bolstered by no-holds-barred performances...
- (123)
- War, Drama
- R
Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young American who has abandoned a privileged life at a university to enlist in the infantry, volunteering for combat duty in Vietnam. The year is September 1967. Upon arrival in Da Nang, South Vietnam, he sees dead soldiers in body bags being loaded into his plane.
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