Plot
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
Cast
James Caan
Sgt. Clell Hazard
Anjelica Huston
Samantha Davis
James Earl Jones
Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson
D. B. Sweeney
Jackie Willow
Dean Stockwell
Capt. Homer Thomas
Mary Stuart Masterson
Rachel Feld
Dick Anthony Williams
Slasher Williams
Lonette McKee
Betty Rae
Sam Bottoms
Lt. Webber
Elias Koteas
Pete Deveber
Laurence Fishburne
Sgt. Flanagan
Casey Siemaszko
Wildman
Crew
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
Ronald Bass
Screenplay
Carmine Coppola
Original Music Composer
Jordan Cronenweth
Director of Photography
Francis Ford Coppola
Producer
Michael I. Levy
Producer
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