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Platoon(Movie, 1986)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h | Genres: Drama, War, Action
PlatoonRating: 3.9/5 (with 19461,946 votes) 771
Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven & Earth (1993). The film, based on Stone's experience from the war, follows a new U.S. Army volunteer (Sheen) serving in Vietnam while his Platoon Sergeant and his Squad Leader (Berenger and Dafoe) argue over the morality in the platoon and of th... ()
Movie poster of Platoon

Where to watch Platoon (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Platoon" is currently available on 2 providers. Platoon can be rented on Amazon Instant Video (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Awards & Nominations for Platoon

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Golden Globe Award for Best Director Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Sound BAFTA Award for Best Direction BAFTA Award for Best Editing 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound

About Platoon

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.

Trailer for Platoon + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 1:53)

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Additional Information

Shot in: Philippines
Plays in: Vietnam
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Platoon" (find it on Amazon), "Platoon" (find it on Amazon), "Platoon" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Vietnamese (VI)
Translated into 31 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/30/1987 (World premiere: 12/19/1986)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Peloton"
"Pelotón"
"Pluton"
"Vzvod"

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