Container of (work): Casualties of war (Motion picture)
Notes:
Title and credits from screen. Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox, Don Harvey, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo, Erik King, Jack Gwaltney, Thuy Thu Le. Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Based on the book by Daniel Lang. "This film is based on an actual incident that occurred during the Vietnam War. It was first reported by Daniel Lang in The New Yorker magazine in 1969"--Opening screen. Widescreen (2.40:1) Special features: Eriksson's war: A conversation with Michael J. Fox; The making of Casualties of war; Deleted scenes; Theatrical trailer.
Summary:
A squad of soldiers are caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Eriksson is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve, a powerful and charismatic man pushed over the edge of barbarism by the terror and brutality of combat.
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