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Full Metal Jacket

Name: Full Metal Jacket
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1987-06-26
Cast: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood

DramaWar

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

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Matthew ModineAdam BaldwinVincent D'OnofrioR. Lee ErmeyDorian HarewoodKevyn Major HowardArliss HowardEd O'RossJohn TerryKieron JecchinisKirk TaylorTim Colceri

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Stanley Kubrick

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