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Casualties of War

- Even in war… murder is murder.

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

Release Date : 1989-08-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Private Eriksson

Original Name : Michael J. Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Tony Meserve

Original Name : Sean Penn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cpl. Thomas E. Clark

Original Name : Don Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Private Herbert Hatcher

Original Name : John C. Reilly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Private Antonio Diaz

Original Name : John Leguizamo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Reilly

Original Name : Ving Rhames

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oanh

Original Name : Thuy Thu Le

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brown

Original Name : Erik King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rowan

Original Name : Jack Gwaltney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Hawthorne

Original Name : Dan Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Hill

Original Name : Dale Dye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent #1

Original Name : Steve Larson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent #2

Original Name : John Linton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prosecutor

Original Name : Vyto Ruginis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wilkins

Original Name : Al Shannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : MacIntire

Original Name : Wendell Pierce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chaplain Kirk

Original Name : Sam Robards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Streibig

Original Name : Maris Valainis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cherry

Original Name : Darren E. Burrows

Gender : Male

Character Name : Court Martial President

Original Name : Sherman Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : M.P.

Original Name : John Marshall Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Kramer

Original Name : Holt McCallany

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yen (Oahn's Sister)

Original Name : Kady Tran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier Charlie 1

Original Name : Scott Gregory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier Charlie 2

Original Name : Ennalls Berl

Gender : Male

Character Name : V.C. Interpreter

Original Name : Vinh Tran

Gender : Male

Character Name : ARVN Interpreter

Original Name : Somsak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl Villager

Original Name : Hataya Sarmount

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oahn's Mother

Original Name : Ba Thuan T. Le

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Villager

Original Name : Nootch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child Villager

Original Name : Kwan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager Old Man Farmer

Original Name : J. Chalerm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager Woman

Original Name : Sigma

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager Old Man

Original Name : Po Powpi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Shaun Shea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Kristopher Dunn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Donal Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Shane Kerwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : V.C. in Tunnel

Original Name : Niran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Baldwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prosecutor (uncredited)

Original Name : Gregg Henry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl on the Train (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Amy Irving

Gender : Female

Character Name : Passenger on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael D. Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Etudiante, soeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Beautiful and brutal, artistic and ugly**_ Based on a true story, the arrogant sergeant (Sean Penn) of a 5-man squad on a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam in November, 1966, decides to kidnap a Vietnamese farm girl for some “portable R&R” because it would be "good for the morale of the squad." But PFC Eriksson (Michael J. Fox) refuses to participate and fears being “killed In Action” for dissenting. “Casualties of War” (1989) separates itself from other Vietnam War movies by focusing on the incident at hand, including the build-up and aftermath. Its uniqueness is augmented by Brian De Palma’s slightly off-kilter style. The picture balances the beauty of the location and the artistry of Brian De Palma's filmmaking with the horror and ugliness of war & rape. It's also realistic and compelling while simultaneously being mundane, which is why some viewers might find it boring. In other words, this is more of a gut-wrenching war drama with some action than a typical war flick with explosions and action thrills galore. It fairly closely follows the real story; Google Incident on Hill 192 for details. The movie runs 1 hour, 59 minutes, with the original Theatrical Cut being 6 minutes shorter. It was shot in Phang Nga, Kanchanaburi & Phuket, Thailand, and Dolores Park, San Francisco, California. GRADE: A-/B+

kevin2019

@kevin2019

2025-01-17

"Casualties of War" is a deeply disturbing and emotionally overpowering film which remains strictly impartial throughout and it just recounts the acutely distressing and repugnant details in a dramatically harrowing yet still compelling way. The rape itself is dealt with in an incredibly matter-of-fact fashion as indeed is the victim's very life when she is indiscriminately murdered after she becomes an inconvenience. It is also shocking but to be expected that when Private Eriksson brings squad leader Sergeant Meserve's criminal act to the attention of his superiors he is met with a lack of concern and even a measure of anger. The real area of upset for them lies not with a lack of justice for the victim, but with the lives of the young men in the platoon Eriksson is about to destroy.