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PLATOON is a 'grunts' movie. Seen through the eyes of young Chris Taylor
(Charlie Sheen), this Oscar-winning film (Best Picture, 1986) captures all of the
uncertainty, blood, sweat, fear, and horror of the war in Vietnam. The platoon not only fight the searing heat, the jungle and the
Viet Cong but also each other. Gung-ho fanatic Sergeant Barnes and the more forgiving, but
still every inch the combat soldier, Sergeant Elias build a second war between themselves,
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PLATOON is
one of three films on this site that cover the Vietnam War. The others are Full Metal Jacket and Hamburger Hill. They are part of the larger History in Film web site that supports teaching history
using popular films. It includes films from Rome up to the war in Vietnam. I'd enjoy
hearing your comments on this site. Please sign the Guestbook.
I hope you enjoy your visit.
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Film Stats
Historical drama, Vietnam War |
| Stars |
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Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem
Dafoe |
| Director |
Oliver Stone |
| Producer |
John Daly III, Derek Gibson, A. Kitmen Ho, and Arnold
Kopelson |
| Year |
1986 |
| Released by |
Hemdale Film Corp. |
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Written by Oliver Stone. Technical advisor Dale
Dye ( A REAL American hero) |
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If you're a teacher who is interested in using this film and you would like these
pages to edit and print as your own, they are all available here
as Rich Text Format files in one relatively small WinZip package. Alternatively, if
you only want a few of the files, each page has a download link for that RTF WinZip file
alone (usually 3 or 4 K). If you would like the short answer essay test that accompanies
this film, please E-mail me at the mail box below. I'd be glad to send it back to you.
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