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Jun 21, 2024 · Platoon, American war film, released in 1986, that was written and directed by Oliver Stone and was regarded by many critics as one of the best of the movies about the Vietnam War. Platoon won the Academy Award for best picture and the Golden Globe Award for best drama.
- Pat Bauer
Jun 12, 2024 · A Midnight Clear. InterStar Releasing. What It's About: In December 1944, Will Knott (Ethan Hawke) and his men have been sent to a house in the Ardennes Forest observe the movements of the enemy. They're physically and mentally drained from the war, as are a small unit of Germans located nearby.
- Mike Mcgranaghan
3 days ago · Platoon holds a special significance in American film history. It was the first Hollywood movie written and directed by a Vietnam War veteran. It portrays the story of a U.S. Army volunteer and his two sergeants, who bicker over who holds leadership over the platoon.
3 days ago · A number of exceptional films have emerged over time, encompassing the spirit and essence of military life. For example, Saving Private Ryan showcases the harrowing journey of a group of soldiers tasked with rescuing a paratrooper behind enemy lines during World War II.
1 day ago · Plot. In 1941, Austrian SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa interrogates French farmer Perrier LaPadite, suspecting that his family is hiding a Jewish family, the Dreyfuses, under their floorboards. LaPadite confirms this to spare his own family, and Landa has the hidden family shot, but allows Shosanna Dreyfus to escape. [13]
2 days ago · Plot. Hook-handed Vietnam veteran Staff Sergeant John "Four Leaf" Tayback's memoir Tropic Thunder is being made into a film.
4 days ago · Escape - After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.
