Casualties of War

About Casualties of War

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

Casualties of War (1989) is a history war film directed by Brian De Palma. It runs 113 minutes and was released in August 1989.

Michael J. Fox stars as Private Eriksson, Sean Penn as Sgt. Tony Meserve, Don Harvey as Cpl. Thomas E. Clark, and John C. Reilly as Private Herbert Hatcher. Written by David Rabe. The film began as real events.

Shelv files it under soldier, jungle, vietnam war, and court. In the United States it streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.

Apocalypse Now, Platoon, and Full Metal Jacket make useful companions to Casualties of War, all filed under anti war and vietcong. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 1,059 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.