War film 2: Platoon (1986)

In 1986 Oliver Stone was at last able to turn his Vietnam experiences into a film - Platoon. The first in what would become his 'Vietnam trilogy', it starred Charlie Sheen, Willem Defoe and Tom Berenger, and went on to be nominated for eight Oscars, winning four.
Recorded Sunday 19 Oct 2014, edited by Garen Ewing.
Warning: mild language in one of the clip extracts.
Original theme tune by Murray Ewing.
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