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ACTION

DRAMA

WAR

Chris Taylor, a young, naive recruit in Vietnam, faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

name	character
Tom Berenger	SSgt. Bob Barnes
Willem Dafoe	Sgt. Elias Grodin
Keith David	King
Johnny Depp	Private Gator Lerner
Kevin Dillon	Bunny
Dale Dye	Capt. Harris
Richard Edson	Sal
Kevin Eshelman	Morehouse
Corey Glover	Francis
J. Adam Glover	Sanderson
Reggie Johnson	Junior Martin
Ivan Kane	Tony Hoyt
John C. McGinley	Sgt. Red O'Neill
Terry McIlvain	Ace
Mark Moses	Lt. Wolfe
David Neidorf	Tex
Bob Orwig	Private Gardner
Chris Pedersen	Crawford
Francesco Quinn	Rhah
Paul Sanchez	Doc Gomez
Charlie Sheen	Private Chris Taylor
Oliver Stone	Alpha Company Major in Bunker
Tony Todd	Warren
Forest Whitaker	Big Harold

name
Georges Delerue	composer
A. Kitman Ho	producer
Arnold Kopelson	producer
Oliver Stone	director, screenplay

year	award	category	name
1986	Academy Award	Best Director	Oliver Stone
1986	Academy Award	Best Picture
1986	Golden Globe Award	Best Director	Oliver Stone
1986	Golden Globe Award	Best Picture
1986	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actor	Tom Berenger
1987	BAFTA	Best Direction	Oliver Stone