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As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.


“Even in war… murder is murder.”
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

Michael J. Fox
Private Eriksson

Sean Penn
Sgt. Tony Meserve

Don Harvey
Cpl. Thomas E. Clark

John C. Reilly
Private Herbert Hatcher

John Leguizamo
Private Antonio Diaz

Thuy Thu Le
Oanh

Erik King
Brown

Jack Gwaltney
Rowan

Ving Rhames
Lt. Reilly

Wendell Pierce
MacIntire
Casualties of War is a drama, history, war film released in 1989 exploring themes of vietnam war, vietcong, rape, court, menace, based on true story. Directed by Brian De Palma, it stars Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey. During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
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