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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).
Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil.
- 2 min
- 691.3K
- Amazon MGM Studios
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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...
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- Oliver Stone
- R
- Tom Berenger
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Aug 30, 2024 · Platoon is an American war film (1986), written and directed by Oliver Stone and regarded as one of the best of the Vietnam War movies. Platoon won the Academy Award for best picture and the Golden Globe Award for best drama.
If Truffaut had lived to see “Platoon,” the best film of 1986, he might have wanted to modify his opinion. Here is a movie that regards combat from ground level, from the infantryman’s point of view, and it does not make war look like fun.
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