Platoon - Oliver Stone Directed Hollywood Vietnam War Classic - Graphic Movie Art Poster

Platoon - Oliver Stone Directed Hollywood Vietnam War Classic - Graphic Movie Art Poster. Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone.It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven & Earth (1993). The film, based on Stone's experience from the war, follows a U.S. Army volunteer (Sheen) serving in Vietnam while his Platoon Sergeant and his Squad Leader (Berenger and Dafoe) argue over the morality in the platoon and the conduct of the war. Stone struggled to get the film developed until Hemdale Film Corporation acquired the project along with Salvador. Filming took place in the Philippines in February 1986 and lasted 54 days. Platoon was the first Hollywood film to be written and directed by a veteran of the Vietnam War. Platoon received critical acclaim for Stone's directing and screenplay, the cinematography, battle sequences’ realism and the performances of Dafoe and Berenger. The film was a box office success upon its release.The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards at the 59th Academy Awards.