Movie
Platoon
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-12-19
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama, War, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hemdale Film Corporation, Arnold Kopelson Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlie Sheen as Chris Taylor
- Willem Dafoe as Sergeant Elias Grodin
- Tom Berenger as Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
- Kevin Dillon as Bunny
- Forest Whitaker as Big Harold
- Mark Moses as Lieutenant Wolfe
- Keith David as King
- Richard Edson as Sal
- Francesco Quinn as Rhah
- John C. McGinley as Sergeant O'Neill
- Johnny Depp as Gator Lerner
- Reggie Johnson as Junior
Crew
- Oliver Stone - Director
- Oliver Stone - Writer
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