Full metal jacket

DVD 2007

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.

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Hasford, Gustav. Short-timers Film adaptations

Marines Vietnam Fiction

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Tet Offensive, 1968 Fiction

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Fiction

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ISBN:

9781419855108
1419855107

Description:

1 videodisc (116 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital optical surround Dolby digital surround sound
video file DVD video region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A

Other Title:

Stanley Kubrick's Full metal jacket
Full metal jacket (Motion picture) [DVD]Videorecording

Notes:

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Based on the novel "The Short-timers" by Gustav Hasford
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987
Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford ; associate producer, Michael Herr ; original music by Abigail Mead ; editor, Martin Hunter
Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard, Ed O'Ross
DVD, dual-layer format ; Dolby digital surround sound ; full screen presentation
For private home use only
English with optional French soundtrack ; subtitles in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Control Number:

2251071

UPC:

085391163114

Other Authors:

Baldwin, Adam, 1962-
D'Onofrio, Vincent
Ermey, Lee
Harewood, Dorian
Hasford, Gustav. Short-timers. [DVD]Videorecording
Herr, Michael, 1940-2016
Howard, Arliss
Howard, Kevyn Major
Hunter, Martin, 1950-
Kubrick, Stanley
Mead, Abigail, 1960-
Modine, Matthew
O'Ross, Ed
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Warner Home Video (Firm)

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