Platoon (1986)

Name: Platoon
Released: 1986
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Kevin Dillon, Forest Whitaker

• Movies, Action, Drama, War

• 120 min

7.7

The first casualty of war is innocence.

Directed by: Oliver Stone
Casting: Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Kevin Dillon, Forest Whitaker, Mark Moses, Keith David, Richard Edson, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, Johnny Depp, Reggie Johnson, David Neidorf, Chris Pedersen, Tony Todd, Corkey Ford, Corey Glover, Bob Orwig, Kevin Eshelman, James Terry McIlvain, J. Adam Glover, Ivan Kane, Paul Sanchez, Dale Dye, Peter Hicks, Basile Achara, Steve Barredo, Chris Castillejo, Andrew B. Clark, Bernardo Manalili, Than Rogers, Li Thi Van, Clarisa Ortacio, Romy Sevilla, Matthew Westfall, Nick Nicholson, Warren McLean, Li Mai Thao, Ron Barracks, H. Gordon Boos, Robert 'Rock' Galotti, Oliver Stone, Brad Cassini, Mark Ebenhoch
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Premiere: 1986-12-19
Status: Released

Tags: dying and death, vietnam war, helicopter, ambush, war crimes, village, mine, bunker, infantry, jungle, gang rape, soldier, battle, violent death, false accusations, platoon, combat, casualty of war, marijuana joint, marijuana pipe, semi autobiographical, anti war, wounded soldier, conscripts, military draft, violent man, american soldiers, tour of duty, murder witness, army vs civilians, war crime, philosophical depiction of war

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.