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Platoon

“The first casualty of war is innocence.”

7.7 / 10 (5,303 votes)

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.

Release Date December 19, 1986

Runtime 120 min

Genres Drama, War, Action

Status Released

Budget $6,000,000

Revenue $138,530,565

Trailers & Videos

Official Trailer

Trailer

We're Going To Lose This War

Clip

Elias Confronts Barnes

Clip

Clip

Letter To Grandma

Clip

"Platoon" winning Best Picture

Featurette

"Platoon" winning the Oscar® for Film Editing

Featurette

Martin Sheen on PLATOON

Featurette

Oliver Stone Wins Best Director: 59th Oscars (1987)

Featurette

Production Studios

Hemdale Film Corporation Arnold Kopelson Productions

Viewer's Choice

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Top Billed 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

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