Platoon (1986)
Directed by Oliver Stone
A college dropout volunteers for Vietnam and joins an infantry platoon near the Cambodian border, where his patrols through the jungle and villages split him between two sergeants.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Airbase arrival≈ 00:01:00Near the Cambodian border, VietnamStated on screen
Chris steps off a transport plane into the heat and passes body bags being loaded.
- 2Jungle patrols and ambush≈ 00:05:00Near the Cambodian border, VietnamInferred
Exhausted on his first patrols, Chris is wounded in a night ambush.
- 3Base camp≈ 00:22:00Near the Cambodian border, VietnamInferred
Back at base the platoon divides between Elias's smokers and Barnes's drinkers.
- 4Village≈ 00:40:00Near the Cambodian border, VietnamInferred
- 5Jungle firefight≈ 01:10:00Near the Cambodian border, VietnamInferred
- 6Overrun perimeter≈ 01:32:00Near the Cambodian border, VietnamInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 0.0 km
- Places
- 1
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 0.0 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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