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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.


“...the scars run deep.”
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.

Clint Eastwood
Gunnery Sgt. Tom 'Gunny' Highway

Marsha Mason
Aggie

Everett McGill
Major Malcolm A. Powers

Moses Gunn
Staff Sergeant Webster

Mario Van Peebles
Corporal 'Stitch' Jones

Eileen Heckart
Little Mary Jackson

Bo Svenson
Roy Jennings

Boyd Gaines
Lieutenant M.R. Ring

Arlen Dean Snyder
Sergeant Major Choozoo

Vincent Irizarry
Fragetti
Heartbreak Ridge is a war, drama film released in 1986 exploring themes of war veteran, patriotism, recruit, battle assignment, marine, platoon. Directed by Clint Eastwood, it stars Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason, Everett McGill. A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
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