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Director:
Aaron Norris
Writers:
Andrew Deutsch (writer)
Rick Marx (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
War | Drama more
Tagline:
War is hell. This was worse...
Plot:
A young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don't respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander | add synopsis
User Comments:
a war movie worth seeing more

Cast

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Michael Dudikoff ... Lt. Jeff Knight

Robert F. Lyons ... Sgt. Michael McNamara

Michael DeLorenzo ... Raymond Bacera
Jesse Dabson ... Joshua Parker
Rick Fitts ... Robert Hayes
Tony Pierce ... Jan Shultz
Daniel Demorest ... Duffy
Brian Libby ... Roach
Michael Rider ... Don Pike
William Smith ... Major Flynn
Al Karaki ... Kemp
Evan J. Klisser ... Larsen
Evan Barker ... Klinski
A.J. Smith ... Lt. Riley

Dean Raphael Ferrandini ... Medic
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:R
Filming Locations:
South Africa

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
a war movie worth seeing, 10 July 1999
10/10
Author: madeazy from NYC

Platoon Leader isn't a Saving Private Ryan or a Platoon type of movie, but it's a movie worth seeing. The action scenes are very well done. This movie captures the essence of what young officers in our armed forces have to go through to earn the respect of their enlisted counterparts.

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