It is led by the inexperienced idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens and by adjutant Willsdorf a WWII veteran of the Wehrmacht.

Platoon movie vietnam. Directed by Oliver Stone. This Movie Reaction Really Opened My Eyes On The Vietnam War And What The Veterans Must Be Going Through Men. Platoon and to a lesser extent 1985s Rambo.

Infantryman in Vietnam in 1967. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict. It follows Private First Class Chris Taylor Charlie Sheen as he enlists to fight in the Vietnam War.

Platoon - The Death of Sgt. Chris Charlie Sheen and the other soldiers watch helplessly from the helicopter as the wounded Elias Willem Dafoe is g. Its a war where there seems to be no master plan no big picture and no advances.

Two veteran sergeants clash when one of them precipitates a massacre of villagers. Platoon is Based On Oliver Stones Own Vietnam War Experiences One thing that no commentator could fault is the genuine experience that Stone had in the theatre of war well before he became a writer and director. In Platoon Writer-director Oliver Stone drops us as he drops his autobiographical 19-year-old Chris Taylor Charlie Sheen into life with the 25th Infantry in Vietnam.

Keith Loh Chris Taylor has arrived in Vietnam in the year 1967. Platoon is a war film based on the real-life experiences that the director Oliver Stone had when he was serving as a US. With such an authentic portrayal of the battlefield it is no wonder that it is regarded as one of the best Vietnam War films in cinematic history.

The director and staunch anti-war activist was only 21 years old when he enlisted for combat duty in Vietnam. Directed by Oscar-winner Oliver Stone the movie also features exceptional performances by Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe Keith David Kevin Dillon John C. Chris Taylor a neophyte recruit in Vietnam finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants one good and the other evil.