Platoon

Name: Platoon
Director: Oliver Stone
Genre: Drama, Action, War
Released: 1986-12-19
Rating: 7.749

The first casualty of war is innocence.

Film19862hReleased

DramaActionWar

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Director: Oliver Stone
Language: English
Released: 1986-12-19
Runtime: 2h

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As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

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Charlie SheenChris Taylor
Willem DafoeSergeant Elias Grodin
Tom BerengerSergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
Kevin DillonBunny
Forest WhitakerBig Harold
Mark MosesLieutenant Wolfe
Keith DavidKing
Richard EdsonSal
Francesco QuinnRhah
John C. McGinleySergeant O'Neill

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