Casualties of War

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Casualties of War

film by De Palma [1989]

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David Rabe
…1979 (she died in 2010); Casualties of War (1989), a Vietnam War drama; and The Firm (1993), a legal thriller based on the John Grisham novel. His other works included the novels Recital of the Dog (1993), a work of black humour; Dinosaurs on the Roof (2008); and Girl by…
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…1979 (she died in 2010); Casualties of War (1989), a Vietnam War drama; and The Firm (1993), a legal thriller based on the John Grisham novel. His other works included the novels Recital of the Dog (1993), a work of black humour; Dinosaurs on the Roof (2008); and Girl by…
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Brian De Palma
The 1980s and ’90s
…made the Vietnam War drama Casualties of War (1989), a David Rabe-scripted tale based on an actual incident. Sean Penn gave a strong performance as a psychopathic sergeant who orders his men to take a Vietnamese girl (Thuy Thu Le) prisoner. Although a soldier (Michael J. Fox) tries to intervene,…
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…made the Vietnam War drama Casualties of War (1989), a David Rabe-scripted tale based on an actual incident. Sean Penn gave a strong performance as a psychopathic sergeant who orders his men to take a Vietnamese girl (Thuy Thu Le) prisoner. Although a soldier (Michael J. Fox) tries to intervene,…
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Michael J. Fox
His other movie credits include Casualties of War (1989), The American President (1995), and Mars Attacks! (1996). In addition, he provided the voice of Stuart Little in a series of animated films based on characters from E.B. White’s children’s book.
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His other movie credits include Casualties of War (1989), The American President (1995), and Mars Attacks! (1996). In addition, he provided the voice of Stuart Little in a series of animated films based on characters from E.B. White’s children’s book.
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