Platoon Leader

Platoon Leader

War is hell. This was worse...
19881h 37minDrama MoviesEnglish
5.4

Plot

West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.

WriterAndrew Deutsch
DirectorAaron Norris
ActorMichael Dudikoff, Robert F. Lyons, Michael DeLorenzo
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionThe Cannon Group