Other Titles: Platoon (Motion picture).
Edition: Special ed. ; widescreen.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., [2001]
ISBN: 0792849019
Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s): Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Credits: Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; film editor, Claire Simpson ; music, George Deleure.
Performers: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen.
Notes: Language tracks: English; subtitles: Spanish, French.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
Academy Award for Best picture of 1986.
Summary: Follows young Chris Taylor who arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion, and the anger growing within himself.
| Library | Shelf Location | Status | Date | ||
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| Section | Call Number and Collection | Format | |||
| Beverly | Adult | FICTION | DVD | On Hold | 11/19/2009 |
| Bucktown-Wicker Park | Adult | FICTION | DVD | On Hold | 11/16/2009 |
| Mount Greenwood | Adult | FICTION | DVD | Date Due | 11/28/2009 |
| Roosevelt | Adult | FICTION | DVD | Date Due | 07/22/2009 |
| Sulzer Regional | Adult | FICTION | DVD | In transit between libraries | 02/06/2007 |
| Woodson Regional | Adult | FICTION | DVD | Date Due | 11/28/2009 |