As of 2016 he is the last veteran of any war to win an Oscar for Best Director other than Clint.

Platoon movie ranks. Each squad is led by a sergeant who is usually a staff sergeant SSG E-6. Platoon won the Academy Award for best picture and the Golden Globe Award for best drama. Show All 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars 6 Stars 7 Stars 8 Stars 9 Stars 10 Stars.

Elias is tired of war. Sergeant Eliass popularity ranking on CharacTour is 2961 out of 5600 characters. Release Calendar DVD Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes Tickets Showtimes Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight.

If that isnt enough to entice you to watch it then read on to find out ten amazing facts about this fantastic film. Private First Class ranking soldiers will complete missions in each unit. He was already the first Vietnam veteran to win an Oscar for Midnight Express 1978 and became with this film the first Vietnam vet to win an Oscar for Best Director.

Each unit contains soldiers of different ranks. Once soldiers reach Specialist SPC rank they can manage other lower-ranking soldiers in units. With this movie Oliver Stone became the first Vietnam veteran to direct a major motion picture about the Vietnam War.

A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict. Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone one of the most strongest realistic anti war films of all time. Personality jaded contemplative and often compassionate.

To some Platoon is the most accurate Vietnam movie ever made. Despite his good-nature Sgt. Ivo-cobra8 14 October 2015.