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Platoon Cover Image DVD DVD

Platoon

Berenger, Tom, 1949- (Actor). Dafoe, Willem. (Actor). Sheen, Charlie. (Actor). Kopelson, Arnold. (Producer). Stone, Oliver (Screenwriter, Director). Hemdale Film Corporation. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen. (Cast).

Summary: An idealistic new recruit arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his enemy is not just the Viet Cong, but also gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and the anger growing within himself.

Item details

  • ISBN: 1424811120
  • ISBN: 9781424811120
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: 20th anniversary ed.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : MGM : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2006.

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986.
Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by Stone; optional audio commentary by military adviser Dale Dye.
Special features (disc 2): deleted scenes & extended scenes (11 min.), with optional audio commentary by Stone; "Snapshot in time : 1967-'68" documentary (19 min.); "Creating the 'Nam" documentary (12 min.); "Raw wounds : the legacy of 'Platoon'" documentary (17 min.); "One war, many stories" documentary (25 min.); "Tour of the inferno : revisiting 'Platoon'" documentary (53 min.); "Preparing for the Nam" documentary (7 min.); behind-the-scenes photo gallery; poster art gallery; 3 television spots; theatrical trailer.
Includes program notes in container insert.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; film editor, Claire Simpson ; music, Georges Delerue.
Participant or Performer Note: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
Canadian home video rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; DTS or Dolby digital 5.1 in English, Dolby digital surround in French, or Dolby digital stereo. in Spanish.
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA, 1987: Oscar - Best Director (Oliver Stone) ; Best Film Editing (Claire Simpson) ; Best Picture (Arnold Kopelson) ; Best Sound (John Wilkinson, Richard D. Rogers, Charles Grenzbach, Simon Kaye).

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  • 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Flint River Regional Library System. (Show)
  • 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Peachtree City Library.

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      Peachtree City Library 		DVD PLATOON ( Send Text)
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