Movie
Gardens of Stone
Overview
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-05-05
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TriStar Pictures, Michael I. Levy Productions, American Zoetrope, ML Delphi Premier Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- James Caan as Sgt. Clell Hazard
- Anjelica Huston as Samantha Davis
- James Earl Jones as Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
- D. B. Sweeney as Jackie Willow
- Dean Stockwell as Capt. Homer Thomas
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Rachel Feld
- Dick Anthony Williams as Slasher Williams
- Lonette McKee as Betty Rae
- Sam Bottoms as Lt. Webber
- Elias Koteas as Pete Deveber
- Laurence Fishburne as Sgt. Flanagan
- Casey Siemaszko as Wildman
Crew
- Francis Ford Coppola - Director
- Ronald Bass - Screenplay
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