Platoon Leader (1988)
War is hell. This was worse...
West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.
Rated
R
Year
1988
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 October 1988
TMDB
5.5 (58)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Michael Dudikoff
Lt. Jeff Knight
Robert F. Lyons
Sgt. Michael McNamara
Michael DeLorenzo
Raymond Bacera
Jesse Dabson
Joshua Parker
Rick Fitts
Sgt. Robert Hayes
Tony Pierce
Jan Shultz
D
Daniel Demorest
Duffy
Brian Libby
Sgt. Roach
Michael Rider
Pvt. Don Pike
William Smith
Major Flynn
A
Al Karaki
Kemp
E
Evan J. Klisser
Larsen
E
Evan Barker
Klinski
A
A.J. Smith
Lt. Riley
B
Bill Olmsted
Medic
T
Themi Venturis
New Lieutenant
J
Joyce Long
Mother With Child
Y
Yasmin Jacobs
VC Woman
R
Raymond Phoenix
Lieutenant
André Jacobs
Captain Davies
Dean Raphael Ferrandini
Medic
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