Story Line
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
“The story of the war at home, and the people who lived through it.”
Top Cast
James Caan
Sgt. Clell Hazard
Anjelica Huston
Samantha Davis
James Earl Jones
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
D. B. Sweeney
Jackie Willow
Dean Stockwell
Capt. Homer Thomas
Mary Stuart Masterson
Rachel Feld
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Rating
6.2/ 10
Release Date
1987-05-05
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
WarDramaHistory
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Wuchak
7/10
•5/21/2022**_Coppola’s obscure gem about the war at home during the Vietnam conflict_**
In the late 60s, a cynical Korean vet (James Caan) would rather be training soldiers for Vietnam in Georgia, but instead he’s stuck at Arlington National Cemetery playin...