Platoon

Platoon

The first casualty of war is innocence.

1986•2h 0m•7.7/10

DramaWarAction

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7.7/10(5K)

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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Production

Hemdale Film Corporation, Arnold Kopelson Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Chris Taylor

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Sergeant Elias Grodin

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes

Kevin Dillon

Kevin Dillon

Bunny

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Big Harold

Mark Moses

Mark Moses

Lieutenant Wolfe

Keith David

Keith David

King

Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Sal

Francesco Quinn

Francesco Quinn

Rhah

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Sergeant O'Neill

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Gator Lerner

Reggie Johnson

Junior

David Neidorf

David Neidorf

Tex

Chris Pedersen

Chris Pedersen

Crawford

Tony Todd

Tony Todd

Warren

Corkey Ford

Corkey Ford

Manny

Corey Glover

Corey Glover

Francis

Bob Orwig

Bob Orwig

Gardner

Kevin Eshelman

Morehouse

James Terry McIlvain

Ace

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