There have been numerous films about the Vietnam War that have gone down in cinema history, such as Apocalypse Now (1979) by Francis Ford Coppola or The metal jacket (1987) by Stanley Kubrick. It cannot be missing from the list of great films about the war conflict in Southeast Asia. Platoon (1986), directed by Oliver Stone and starring Charlie Sheen which until now was only available in Spain via Filmin but it has already reached another streaming platform.
Platoon has joined the catalog of Amazon Prime Video, so subscribers of the streaming platform in Spain now have the possibility of enjoying this film that made Pedro Pascal cry and that achieved four Oscar Awards, including best film and best director. The film is one of the essential war films, and there is no better opportunity to enjoy it than now.
‘Platoon’, on Amazon Prime Video: synopsis and cast
Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young university student who, moved by patriotic ideals, volunteers for fight in vietnam despite not having any experience in war. He is assigned to the border with Cambodia, where he will have to fight against the North Vietnamese army, although you won’t be alone.
There he meets a most curious platoon, But he will soon experience the horrors of war firsthand, in addition to learning to relate to his comrades. Platoon It is the first installment of a movie trilogy by Oliver Stone on Vietnam, which he completed with Born on the 4th of July (1989) and the sky and the earth (1993).
The film stars Charlie Sheen in the role of Chris Jones, although the actor Two and a half Men He is accompanied by a great supporting cast: Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger were nominated for an Oscar for their roles as Sergeants Elias and Barnes, while John C. McGinley, known for the series scrubsalso played a high military commander in Platoon.
Besides, Platoon It was one of the first films Johnny Depp in Hollywood. They complete the cast of the war film Forest Whitaker Francesco Quinn, Richard Edson, Kevin Dillon and Keith David, among many others. The feature film was the great winner of the 59th edition of the Oscar Awards in 1986, achieving four of the eight statuettes for which she was nominated.
It must be taken into account that Platoon has arrived on Amazon Prime Video via MGM+, so not only will you have to be subscribed to the streaming platform to be able to see it, but you will also have to activate the subscription to said channel, which has a price of 4.99 euros a month. Of course, it has a period of 14-day free trial.
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