Casualties of War

Casualties of War

7.2IMDb Score
Released:1989-08-18
Genre:Drama, History, War
Duration:113 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Brian De Palma
Actors:Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo
Production:Columbia Pictures

Overview:

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

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