Platoon Leader

Based On “Platoon Leader”

Platoon Leader is a 1988 war film set in the Vietnam War and directed by Aaron Norris; it stars Michael Dudikoff and Michael DeLorenzo and was filmed in South Africa. It is loosely based on James R. McDonough's memoir of the same name. The film is about a newly commissioned infantry lieutenant who arrives in Vietnam to take over his first platoon. He finds he has to prove himself and earn the trust of the enlisted men if he is to lead them.

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Release date:

1988

Director:

Aaron Norris

Cast:

Michael Dudikoff, Robert F. Lyons, Michael DeLorenzo, William Smith

Genre:

Action

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1988 in adaptations