Gardens of Stone

original title:
Gardens of Stone
other titles:
(Der steinerne Garten)
country / year of production:
USA / 1987
original length:
112 min. , color
premiere:
8 May 1987
genre:
melodrama
based on:
Nicolas Proffitt. Gardens of Stone. New York: Carroll & Graf, 1983.
director:
Francis Ford Coppola
film script:
Ronald Bass
producer:
Francis Ford Coppola
cinematographer:
Jordan Cronenweth
editor:
Barry Malkin
composer:
Carmine Coppola
cast (role):
James Caan (Sgt. Clell Hazard) , Anjelica Huston (Samantha Davis) , James Earl Jones (Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson) , D.B. Sweeney (Jackie Willow) , Mary Stuart Masterson (Rachel Feld) , James Caan , Lawrence Fishburne , Elias Koteas , Sam Bottoms , Lonette McKee , Dick Anthony Williams , Mary Stuart Masterson , D.B. Sweeney , James Earl Jones , Anjelica Huston , Peter Masterson
more:
plot synopsis:
This film tells the story of the military instructor Hazard, who is disillusioned after too many years in the army. This is the reason, why he tries to warn young soldiers not to join the Vietnam War. He cares for recruit Willow, but the young patriotic soldier wants to join the war to make his own experiences.
keywords:
recruits , father-son relationship , veterans , women during wartime , boot-camp , battle-fatigue
war:
Vietnam War (1946-1975)
literature:
James H. Willbanks (Hg.): The Vietnam War. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2006.
remarks:
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD