A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

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A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

2001

0h 53m

8.5(11 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary about the making of Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film, Platoon (1986).

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Cast & Crew

8 members

Directing

Oliver Stone

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Acting

Willem Dafoe

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Acting

Johnny Depp

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Acting

Charlie Sheen

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Acting

Tom Berenger

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Acting

John C. McGinley

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Acting

Forest Whitaker

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Dale Dye

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