Platoon Leader
War is hell. This was worse...
97 mins
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.
Daniel Demorest
Duffy
Al Karaki
Kemp
Evan J. Klisser
Larsen
Evan Barker
Klinski
A.J. Smith
Lt. Riley
Bill Olmsted
Medic
Themi Venturis
New Lieutenant
Joyce Long
Mother With Child
Yasmin Jacobs
VC Woman
Raymond Phoenix
Lieutenant
Andrew Deutsch
Screenplay
Rick Marx
Screenplay
David L. Walker
Screenplay
Arthur Wooster
Director of Photography
Michael J. Duthie
Editor
Emilia Roux
Set Decoration
Katherine Dover
Costume Design
Merryl MacKenzie
Key Makeup Artist
Michael L. Games
Production Manager
Miguel Gil
First Assistant Director
Richard Burton
Sound Editor
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank A. Montaño
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kathy Siegel
Foley Editor
Harmon Cusack
Camera Operator
Dennis Kington
Steadicam Operator
Robyn Williams
Costume Supervisor
Robyn Williams
Music Editor
Joachim H. Hansch
Music Supervisor