

Casualties of War
1989-08-18 · 113 min · ★ 7.2
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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- Directors
- Brian De Palma
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 22,500,000
- Revenue
- USD 18,671,317
Top Cast
Michael J. FoxPrivate Eriksson
Sean PennSgt. Tony Meserve
Don HarveyCpl. Thomas E. Clark
John C. ReillyPrivate Herbert Hatcher
John LeguizamoPrivate Antonio Diaz
Thuy Thu LeOanh
Erik KingBrown
Jack GwaltneyRowan
Ving RhamesLt. Reilly
Wendell PierceMacIntire
Sam RobardsChaplain Kirk
Dan MartinSgt. Hawthorne
Dale DyeCapt. Hill
Steve LarsonAgent #1
Vyto RuginisProsecutor
Maris ValainisStreibig
Darren E. BurrowsCherry
Sherman HowardCourt Martial PresidentTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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