Oliver Stone
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In working together on two challenging documentaries-South of the Border and the Untold History of the United States series for Showtime-filmmaker Oliver Stone engaged with author and filmmaker Tariq Ali in a probing, hard-hitting conversation on the politics of history.
Their dialogue brings to light a number of forgotten-or deliberately buried-episodes of American history, from the US intervention against the Russian Revolution to the dynamic radicalism...
3) Salvador
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Compelling drama based on the real experinces of journalist Richard Boyle in strife-ridden El Salvador in 1980-81.
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Director Oliver Stone completes his Vietnam Trilogy of films, the others being Born On The Fourth Of July and Platoon, examining the war from many perspectives. Heaven And Earth follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam War. Based on the autobiographies When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly Hayslip with Jay Wurts and Child of War, Woman of Peace by Le Ly Hayslip...
5) Platoon
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The film probes the psyche of the young soldiers who fought in Vietnam. Their camaraderie, their struggle for survival amid terrifying violence and madness of combat. Dealing with the day-to-day existence of an infantry rifle platoon of thirty guys from all walks of life, PLATOON examines the fight between good and evil in the outfit and what it was really like to be a foot soldier (grunt) in Vietnam.
7) Nixon
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Anthony Hopkins electrifies the screen as Nixon in the acclaimed hit from controversial director Oliver Stone! Nominated for 4 Academy® Awards, Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power – when his involvement in conspiracy jeopardized the nation's security and the presidency of the United States! With a phenomenal all-star cast, featuring Ed Harris, James Woods and Joan...