Platoon
The first casualty of war is innocence.
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
- Director
- Oliver Stone
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $139M
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As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
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Box Office & Release
Platoon returned 23.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $139M
- Release date
- Dec 19, 1986
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Vietnamese
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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