Platoon

Origin: U.S(Cinema 86, Hemdale ) 1986
Length: 120 minutes
Format: Color
Director: Oliver Stone
Producer: Arnold Kopelson
Screenplay: Oliver Stone
Photography: Robert Richardson
Music: Georges Delerue
Cast: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, Richard Edson, Kevin Dillon, Reggie Johnson, Keith David, Johnny Depp, David Neidorf, Mark Moses, Chris Pederson, Tony Todd
Oscars: Arnold Kopelson(best picture), Oliver Stone(director), Claire Simpson(editing), John Wilkinson, Richard D. Rogers, Charles Grenzbach, Simon Kaye(sound)
Oscar nominations: Oliver Stone(screenplay), Tom Berenger(actor in support role), Willem Dafoe(actor in support role), Robert Richardson(photography)
Berlin International Film Festival: Oliver Stone(Silver Bear-director, Golden Bear nomination)
Links: Platoon Wiki

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A savage yet moving look at the Vietnam War, as seen through the eyes of a young soldier, Platoon remains one of the most powerful war movies ever made, and is one of writer/director Oliver Stone's most accomplished films.



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