Platoon Leader
5.4
“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.
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Cast
21 people
Michael Dudikoff
Lt. Jeff Knight
Known for
American Ninja
North and South
Robert F. Lyons
Sgt. Michael McNamara
Known for
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
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Michael DeLorenzo
Raymond Bacera
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Alive
Judgment Night
Jesse Dabson
Joshua Parker
Known for
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Alienator
Rick Fitts
Sgt. Robert Hayes
Known for
Naked
Shark
Tony Pierce
Jan Shultz
Known for
Dances with Wolves
The Bodyguard
Daniel Demorest
Duffy
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Brian Libby
Sgt. Roach
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Silent Rage
Michael Rider
Pvt. Don Pike
Known for
Pulse
18 Again!
William Smith
Major Flynn
Known for
Conan the Barbarian
Maniac Cop
Al Karaki
Kemp
Also in
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Evan J. Klisser
Larsen
Known for
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
Hellgate
Aaron Norris Director · Rick Marx Screenplay Andrew Deutsch Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.3M · United States release October 1, 1988 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,348,771
Production
The Cannon Group
Production
Breton Film Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1988
Theatrical
Germany
February 25, 2022 · Physical
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