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Platoon 1986 Directed by Oliver Stone

The first casualty of war is innocence.

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.

Country USA
Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Vietnamese
Budget $6,000,000
Revenue $138,530,565
Release Date 19 December 1986
120 mins
Cast
Charlie Sheen Chris Taylor
Willem Dafoe Sergeant Elias Grodin
Tom Berenger Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
Forest Whitaker Big Harold
Mark Moses Lieutenant Wolfe
John C. McGinley Sergeant O'Neill
Johnny Depp Gator Lerner
Chris Pedersen Crawford
Tony Todd Warren
Corey Glover Francis
Bob Orwig Gardner
Kevin Eshelman Morehouse
J. Adam Glover Sanderson
Dale Dye Captain Harris
Peter Hicks Parker
Steve Barredo Fu Sheng
Bernardo Manalili Village Chief
Than Rogers Village Chief's Wife
Li Thi Van Village Chief's Daughter
Clarisa Ortacio Old Woman
Romy Sevilla One-Legged Man
Matthew Westfall Terrified Soldier
Nick Nicholson Mechanized Soldier #1
Warren McLean Mechanized Soldier #2
Li Mai Thao Rape Victim
H. Gordon Boos Soldier with Mohawk Haircut (uncredited)
Robert 'Rock' Galotti Huffmeister (uncredited)
Oliver Stone Alpha Company Major in Bunker (uncredited)
Brad Cassini Soldier (uncredited)
Mark Ebenhoch Ebenhoch (uncredited)