{"product_id":"platoon-dvd-2001","title":"Platoon | DVD | 1986 Film | Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe \u0026 Tom Berenger | Oliver Stone | New \u0026 Sealed","description":"\u003cp\u003eChris Taylor leaves university to volunteer for combat duty in Vietnam, only to find his ideals tested by the realities of life on the ground. \u003cstrong\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/strong\u003e follows the young soldier as he enters a unit divided by the opposing attitudes of Sergeant Barnes and Sergeant Elias. The struggle to survive becomes inseparable from the question of what kind of man he will become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten and directed by Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone, this 1986 war drama draws on the filmmaker’s own combat experience. Charlie Sheen stars as Taylor alongside Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe, with a supporting cast including Forest Whitaker and John C. McGinley. Its focus on the soldiers’ experiences and the fractures within their unit gives the film a powerful, character-led perspective on warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVietnam War drama:\u003c\/strong\u003e a young volunteer confronts combat, disillusionment and divided loyalties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWritten and directed by Oliver Stone:\u003c\/strong\u003e informed by his first-hand experience of the conflict.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeading cast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical DVD edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e supplied new and sealed for your film collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Platoon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal film year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e DVD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWriter and director:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oliver Stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Forest Whitaker and John C. McGinley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e War \/ Drama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEAN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5050070005400\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling choice for viewers interested in Vietnam War cinema, Oliver Stone’s filmmaking and dramas that examine the human cost of conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"247dvd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48250399359147,"sku":"os5050070005400","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/7447\/3387\/files\/PlatoonDVDCharlieSheen_2001.webp?v=1791962024","url":"https:\/\/247dvd.co.uk\/products\/platoon-dvd-2001","provider":"247dvd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}