Platoon (film)

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Platoon is a 1986 Vietnam war film, written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen and Forest Whitaker.

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1986 - Vietnam war - Film - Oliver Stone - Tom Berenger - Willem Dafoe - Charlie Sheen - Forest Whitaker

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Oliver Stone himself served as an Army combat infantryman in Vietnam, and upon his return he began writing the script for Platoon as a counter to the vision of the Vietnam war portrayed in John Wayne's The Green Berets. The story is loosely based on his own experiences in Vietnam.

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John Wayne's - The Green Berets

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