Casualties of War (1989)
Overview
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $22,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $18,671,317.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.711 |
Directed By
Brian De Palma
Crew
Brian De Palma
David Rabe
Art Linson
Ennio Morricone
Stephen H. Burum
Bill Pankow
Daniel Lang
Daniel Lang
Fred C. Caruso
Peter Hancock
Hugh Scaife
Richard Bruno
Paul Engelen
Carl Fullerton
Adam Hill
Mike Lockey
Bron Roylance
Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Fred C. Caruso
Lynn Stalmaster
Wolf Kroeger
Bernard Hides
Laurie Shane
Michael Stevenson
Charles Croughwell
Ray Freeborn
Ross Reynolds
TOP CAST
Michael J. Fox
Private Eriksson
Sean Penn
Sgt. Tony Meserve
Don Harvey
Cpl. Thomas E. Clark
John C. Reilly
Private Herbert Hatcher
John Leguizamo
Private Antonio Diaz
Ving Rhames
Lt. Reilly
Thuy Thu Le
Oanh
Erik King
Brown
Jack Gwaltney
Rowan
Dan Martin
Sgt. Hawthorne
Dale Dye
Capt. Hill
Steve Larson
Agent #1
John Linton
Agent #2
Vyto Ruginis
Prosecutor
Al Shannon
Wilkins
Wendell Pierce
MacIntire
Sam Robards
Chaplain Kirk
Maris Valainis
Streibig
Darren E. Burrows
Cherry
Sherman Howard
Court Martial President
John Marshall Jones
M.P.
Holt McCallany
Lt. Kramer
Kady Tran
Yen (Oahn's Sister)
Scott Gregory
Soldier Charlie 1
Ennalls Berl
Soldier Charlie 2
Vinh Tran
V.C. Interpreter
Somsak
ARVN Interpreter
Hataya Sarmount
Girl Villager
Ba Thuan T. Le
Oahn's Mother
Nootch
Child Villager
Kwan
Child Villager
J. Chalerm
Villager Old Man Farmer
Sigma
Villager Woman
Po Powpi
Villager Old Man
Shaun Shea
Soldier
Kristopher Dunn
Soldier
Donal Gibson
Soldier
Shane Kerwin
Soldier
Niran
V.C. in Tunnel
Stephen Baldwin
Soldier (uncredited)
Gregg Henry
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Amy Irving
Girl on the Train (voice) (uncredited)
Michael D. Jones
Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Etudiante, soeur (uncredited)
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