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Casualties of War

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Casualties of War
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R,1hr 54min
Genres:
Drama,War
Released:
January 1, 1989
Director:
Brian De Palma
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey  ...more
Synopsis: Casualties of War was based on a New Yorker article by Daniel Lang. This, in turn, was inspired by a true incident which illustrated the dehumanizing aspects of the Vietnam experience. Michael J. Fox plays Eriksson, a member of an American squadron stationed in the deepest jungles of Southeast Asia. Sean Penn co-stars as Meserve, the squadron sergeant, who vows revenge after his best friend is killed. He orders his men to invade a village and "requisition" a young Vietnamese girl (Thuy Thu Lee), ... Full Synopsis
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Keith Phipps, AMG Review
Brian De Palma's films may not be best known for their somber high-mindedness, but the style suits the director well for most of this harrowing, true-life film about the conflict in Vietnam At a time when Platoon received much credit for its supposed realism -- never mind that the characters played by Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe may as well have been labeled good and bad angels -- the opening sequences ... Full Review
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Michael J. Fox
Pfc. Eriksson
Sean Penn
Sgt. Meserve
Don Harvey
Clark
John C. Reilly
Hatcher
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