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A film which depicts the life experienced by a foot soldier in the madness they called Vietnam.

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EAN5050070005400

eBay Product ID (ePID)3943891

Product Key Features

ActorJohn C. Mcginley, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Keith David, Charlie Sheen, Johnny Depp, David Neidorf, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon, Mark Moses, Richard Edson, Tom Berenger

Film/TV TitlePlatoon

DirectorOliver Stone

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageCzech\Danish\English\Finnish\Greek\Hebrew\Hungarian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish\Turkish

Run Time114 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen\16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2001

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, Special Edition\Audio Commentary By Oliver Stone\Audio Commentary By Military Adviser Captain Dale Dye\Tour Of The Inferno Documentary\Behind The Scenes Photo Gallery, With Subtitles

GenreWar

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

AwardsBest Picture 1986 -

Additional InformationIn PLATOON, Oliver Stone uses his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the immediacy of guerrilla warfare: the brutal heat of the jungle, the brushes with such wildlife as snakes and leeches, and, most powerfully, the presence of the unseen enemy. Charlie Sheen stars as Chris, a raw recruit, or "new meat," who serves as the film's narrator. At first he wilts under the rigorous conditions of jungle life, freezes up in a firefight, and wonders whether he'll be able to survive. But he gradually adapts and, as time goes by, begins to see that the platoon is divided into two groups. One consists of lifers, juicers, and subintelligent whites, the other of blacks and heads. Sgt. Barnes, a combat-loving burnout (Tom Berenger), is the informal leader of the lifers, and Sgt. Elias, a free spirit (Willem Dafoe), leads the latter group. When the platoon takes some gruesome losses while on an o.p., an enraged Barnes kills some Vietnamese who may or may not have been VC and orders the burning of their village, outraging the temporarily absent Elias. As the conflict between these two reaches its tragic denouncement, Chris must decide what he really values. Widely regarded as one of the finest war films ever made, PLATOON reflects not only the nation's division over Vietnam but it intimately conveys timeless verities of battle: terror, disorientation, exhilaration, and horrible loss.

ReviewsVariety - ...Intense....Very effective scenes....An impressive-looking production in all respects..., Premiere - "...Wrenching..." - Recommended, Entertainment Weekly - Rating: B+, New York Times - Nothing that Oliver Stone has done before...is preparation for the singular achievement of his latest film, PLATOON....A major piece of work, as full of pasion as it is of redeeming, scary irony...

Dubbing LanguagesSpanish

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitlePlatoon