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Vivid, Oscar-winning war drama following a 19-year-old college drop-out who signs up for service in Vietnam in 1967 and is plunged into the bloody chaos of life on the front line.

Vivid, harrowing war drama following a 19-year-old college drop-out who signs up for service in Vietnam in September 1967 and finds himself plunged into the bloody chaos of life as a GI on the front line.

The winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture, this is an uncompromising and semi-autobiographical study of men at war from writer-director Oliver Stone.

1 hour, 52 minutes

On TV

Sunday 22:00
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD

Credits

Director Oliver Stone
Chris Charlie Sheen
Sergeant Barnes Tom Berenger
Sergeant Elias Willem Dafoe
King Keith David
Big Harold Forest Whitaker
Rhah Francesco Quinn
Bunny Kevin Dillon
Sergeant O'Neill John C McGinley
Junior Reggie Johnson
Lieutenant Wolfe Mark Moses
Lerner Johnny Depp
Tex David Neidorf
Sal Richard Edson

Broadcasts

  • Fri 16 Feb 2007 23:15
    BBC One except London, Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Sun 8 Mar 2026 22:00
    BBC Two HD, England, Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 8 Mar 2026 23:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Thu 12 Mar 2026 21:00
    BBC Four
  • Sunday 22:00
    BBC Two HD, England, Wales & Wales HD only
  • Next Thursday 22:10
    BBC Four

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