Platoon / Hemdale Film Corporation ; produced by Arnold Kopelson ; written and directed by Oliver Stone.

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Platoon is the story of every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. Chris Taylor arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and the anger growing within himself.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Platoon (Motion picture)
Contemporary classics.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Hemdale Film Corporation
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Sheen, Charlie
Dafoe, Willem
Berenger, Tom, 1949-
Kopelson, Arnold
Stone, Oliver
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioned.
In English with optional Spanish and French subtitles.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., [2000], ©2000.
Edition:Widescreen version.
Series:Contemporary classics.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Drama.
1961 - 1975
Feature films > United States.
War films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Independent films.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films
War films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Independent films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Partial Contents:
  • Special features include: Disc 1: commentary by director Oliver Stone; commentary by military advisor Dale Dye. Disc 2: deleted scenes; documentaries: creating the nam, one war, many stories, Raw wounds: legends of platoon, snapshot in time: 1967-1968, tour of the inferno and preparing the nam; tv spots, photo gallery and theatrical trailer.