Platoon Leader (film)
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| Platoon Leader | |
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| Directed by | Aaron Norris |
| Produced by | Harry Alan Towers |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Deutsch Rick Marx David L. Walker Harry Alan Towers (adaptation) |
| Based on | James R.McDonough: Platoon Leader |
| Starring | Michael Dudikoff |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wooster |
| Editing by | Michael J. Duthie |
| Studio | Breton Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
| Release date(s) | October 1988 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,348,771 (US)[1] |
Platoon Leader is a 1988 Cannon Films film set in the Vietnam War and directed by Aaron Norris; it starred Michael Dudikoff and Michael DeLorenzo and was filmed in South Africa.
The film is about a newly commissioned infantry lieutenant who arrives in Vietnam to take over his first platoon. He finds he has to prove himself and earn the trust of the enlisted men if he is to lead them.
[edit] References
- ^ "Platoon Leader (1988)". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=platoonleader.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- Platoon Leader at AllRovi
- Platoon Leader at Box Office Mojo
- Platoon Leader at the Internet Movie Database
- Platoon Leader at Rotten Tomatoes
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