Fury (2014)

Fury Synopsis April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. (C) Sony Director: David Ayer Writer David Ayer Stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon Berthal Purchase Fury DVD Fury [Blu-ray] Blue Ray Further Information IMDB: Fury Rotten Tomatoes: Wikipedia: Fury (2014 Film)

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Hamburger Hill (1987)

Hamburger Hill Synopsis A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War, covering the actual assault of the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, part of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division 'Screaming Eagles', on a well-fortified position, including trenchworks and bunkers, of the North Vietnamese Army on Ap Bia Mountain near the Laotian border. American military records of the battle refer to the mountain as 'Hill 937', its map designation having been derived from its being 937 meters high. Director: John Irvin Writer James Carabatsos Stars Anthony Barrile, Michael Boatman, Don Cheadle Purchase Hamburger Hill (20th Anniversary Edition) DVD Further Information IMDB: Hamburger Hill Rotten Tomatoes: Hamburger Hill Wikipedia: Hamburger Hill

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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Full Metal Jacket Synopsis Stanley Kubrick's return to filmmaking after a seven-year hiatus, this film crystallizes the experience of the Vietnam War by concentrating on a group of raw Marine volunteers. Based on Gustav Hasford's novel The Short Timers, the film's first half details the volunteers' harrowing boot-camp training under the profane, power-saw guidance of drill instructor Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermey, a real-life drill instructor whose performance is one of the most terrifyingly realistic on record). Part two takes place in Nam, as seen through the eyes of the now thoroughly indoctrinated marines. - Hal Erickson. Director: Writer Stars Purchase Full Metal Jacket DVD Further Information IMDB: Full Metal Jacket Rotten Tomatoes: Full Metal Jacket Wikipedia: Full Metal Jacket

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Platoon (1986)

Platoon Synopsis Winner* of 4 Academy Awards+‚-®, including Best Picture, and based on the first-hand experience of Oscar+‚-®-winning** director Oliver Stone, Platoon is powerful, intense and starkly brutal. Harrowingly realistic and completely convincing (Leonard Maltin). Director: Oliver Stone Writer Oliver Stone Stars Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe Purchase Platoon DVD Further Information IMDB: Platoon Rotten Tomatoes: Platoon Wikipedia: Platoon

Trivia

• The film was marketed with the tag line, "The first casualty of war is innocence", an adaptation of Senator Hiram Johnson's assertion in 1917 that "The first casualty of war is the truth". (C.f. Aeschylus (525–456 BC), "In war, truth is the first casualty.")

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Stalingrad (1993)

Stalingrad Synopsis A depiction of the brutal battle of Stalingrad, the Third Reich's 'high water mark', as seen through the eyes of German officer Hans von Witzland and his battalion. Director: Joseph Vilsmaier Writer(s) Jürgen Büscher, Christoph Fromm, Johannes Heide and Joseph Vilsmaier Stars Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Sebastian Rudolph Purchase Stalingrad DVD Stalingrad [Blu-ray] Further Information IMDB: Stalingrad (1993) Rotten Tomatoes: Stalingrad Wikipedia: Stalingrad (1993)

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