Platoon Leader – Der Krieg kennt keine Helden (1988)

Platoon Leader – Der Krieg kennt keine Helden: Directed by Aaron Norris. With Michael Dudikoff, Robert F. Lyons, Michael DeLorenzo, Jesse Dabson. A young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don’t respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander

“Platoon Leader is not as good as the big Vietnam War movies that came out around the same time as this. However, this Cannon Films production is an attempt to make a more serious dramatic war movie than Missing In Action. Speaking of which, this was directed by Chuck Norrisu0026#39;s brother (Aarron Norris) and is the only movie he made without his brother starring in this. Platoon Leader is somewhere in between Missing In Action and the more serious war movies like Platoon and Hamburger Hill. Platoon Leader is much less well made and flawed than those films. But for the limited resources and talent on this production, itu0026#39;s clear everyone tries. Michael Dudikoff gives it his best shot and is actually halfway decent in this more dramatic role. Cannon Films also made The Hanoi Hilton around the same time and was good also. Platoon Leader is well worth checking out and is a good watch.”