Platoon

Theatrical - Wide 1986-12-19

Cast Charlie Sheen Willem Dafoe Tom Berenger Kevin Dillon Forest Whitaker
Directed by Oliver Stone
Written by Oliver Stone

Box Office Gross: $138,530,565

Running Time: 120 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Hemdale Film Corporation, Arnold Kopelson Productions

Genres: Action Drama War

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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.

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