Platoon Leader

West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.

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Cast

• 
  Michael Dudikoff

  Lt. Jeff Knight
• 
  Robert F. Lyons

  Sgt. Michael McNamara
• 
  Michael DeLorenzo

  Raymond Bacera
• 
  Jesse Dabson

  Joshua Parker
• 
  Rick Fitts

  Sgt. Robert Hayes
• 
  Tony Pierce

  Jan Shultz

Crew

• Director · Aaron Norris
• Screenplay · Andrew Deutsch
• Screenplay · Rick Marx
• Screenplay · David L. Walker
• Producer · Harry Alan Towers