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Platoon

Oliver Stone - Director
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First in a thematic trilogy of Vietnam War films, written and directed by decorated Army veteran Oliver Stone (based on his own experiences as an infantryman). See also Born on the Fourth of July, Heaven & Earth. Also notable for being one of the first to use now-famed military consultant Dale Dye to put its actors through rigorous faux boot camp training before filming. See also Stone's film Salvador, on the Salvadorian Civil War.

 

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Submitted by mbrome on Mon, 2020-08-17 13:51