Platoon

film del 1986, diretto da Oliver Stone

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Platoon is a 1986 war drama and action film directed and written by Oliver Stone. The cast includes Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, and Kevin Dillon. Produced by Arnold Kopelson and John Daly, the movie was filmed in the Philippines and distributed by Orion Pictures and Netflix. Robert Richardson served as director of photography, while Georges Delerue composed the score. The film’s main subject is the Vietnam War.

The movie has a runtime of 118 to 120 minutes and was released on December 19, 1986, and April 30, 1987. It received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, as well as Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. Additionally, it was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing. The film holds an IMDb rating of 8.1 based on 472,288 votes and a TMDb vote average of 7.745 from 5,090 votes.

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Film · TMDB

7.8

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

Released: 1986-12-19120 minDir: Oliver StoneDrama, War, ActionBudget: $6.0MBox office: $139M

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Cast

Charlie Sheen as Chris Taylor
Willem Dafoe as Sergeant Elias Grodin
Tom Berenger as Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
Kevin Dillon as Bunny
Forest Whitaker as Big Harold
Mark Moses as Lieutenant Wolfe

Themes

dying and death
vietnam war
helicopter
ambush
war crimes
village
mine
bunker
infantry
jungle

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Ratings

IMDb

8.1/10

472,288 votes

Year: 1986
Runtime: 120 min
Genres: Drama, War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Part of: National Film Registry
Award: BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Genre: war film
Country of origin: Philippines
Original language: English language
Main subject: Vietnam War
Director: Oliver Stone
Screenwriter: Oliver Stone
Cast member: Reggie Johnson
Composer: Georges Delerue
Producer: Arnold Kopelson
Production company: Hemdale films
Cinematographer: Robert Richardson
Narrative location: Vietnam
Filming location: Philippines
Duration: 118
FilmAffinity ID: 541907
Distribution format: video on demand

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publication date: 1986-00-00
film editor: Claire Simpson
title: Platoon
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound
production designer: Bruno Rubeo
distributed by: Netflix
film format: 35 mm film
different from: Pluton
set in environment: jungle
review score: 4.0/5
capital cost: 6000000
box office: 138545632
set in period: 1968

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Article · Italiano

Platoon è un film del 1986, scritto e diretto da Oliver Stone che tratta della sua permanenza in Vietnam come volontario durante la guerra ed è ispirato alle reali esperienze vissute dal regista tra il 1967 e il 1971 durante il servizio militare. La pellicola vinse 4 premi Oscar su 8 candidature e Oliver Stone fu premiato anche con l'Orso d'argento a Berlino come miglior regista.Nel 1998 l'American Film Institute l'ha inserito all'ottantatreesimo posto della classifica dei migliori cento film statunitensi di tutti i tempi, mentre dieci anni dopo, nella lista aggiornata, è sceso all'ottantaseiesimo posto. Nel 2019 è stato scelto per la conservazione nel National Film Registry della Biblioteca del Congresso degli Stati Uniti.

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