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Platoon (1986)

Platoon (1986)

Action Drama War

The first casualty of war is innocence.

Release Date: 1986, December 19
Directors: Oliver Stone
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Hemdale Film Corporation, Arnold Kopelson Productions
Cast: Keith David, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, John C. McGinley, Johnny Depp, Tony Todd, Forest Whitaker, Dale Dye, Nick Nicholson, Paul Sanchez, Andrew B. Clark, Charlie Sheen

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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