Platoon Leader (1988)

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English - February 15, 2023 02:05 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
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'Platoon Leader' is a Cannon Films production that attempted to cash in on the glut of 80s Vietnam War films that saw films like Platoon (1986), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and Hamburger Hill (1987) flourish. Directed by Aaron Norris 'Platoon Leader' features the skilled cinematography of Arthur Wooster and a strong cast of TV actors while Micheal Dudikoff plays the lead, LT. Knight, who is sent to a remote firebase to whip up a jaded and rag-tag bunch of G.I.s protecting a pro-American Vietnamese village.

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