00:00In 1967, Oliver Stone was a combat infantryman in Vietnam.
00:13During his tour, he received a bronze star for gallantry.
00:17Ten years later, in Hollywood, he was picking up an Oscar for the screenplay of Midnight Express.
00:23Now he has another story to tell, a movie that grew out of his own experience.
00:28Stone has come a long way from Vietnam, but he has not left it behind.
00:58Heavy, loud and hearty, deep inside I'm blue.
01:05So take a good look at my face.
01:10You'll see my smile looks out of place.
01:15If you look closer, it's easy to chase the tracks of my tears.
01:22The first real casualty of war is Innocence.
01:27The first real movie about the war in Vietnam is Platoon.
01:31A World of War
01:53A World of War
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