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1987 · TMDB 8.1

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

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Runtime
117 min
Released
1987-06-26
Studio
Natant
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
TMDB score
8.1
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