Gardens of Stone

May 5, 1987

1h 51m

★ 6.2

The story of the war at home, and the people who lived through it.

Overview

At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.

Genres

War

Drama

History

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Michael I. Levy Productions

American Zoetrope

ML Delphi Premier Productions

Gardens of Stone Trailers

Cast

Sgt. Clell Hazard

James Caan

Samantha Davis

Anjelica Huston

Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson

James Earl Jones

Jackie Willow

D. B. Sweeney

Capt. Homer Thomas

Dean Stockwell

Rachel Feld

Mary Stuart Masterson

Slasher Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Betty Rae

Lonette McKee

Lt. Webber

Sam Bottoms

Pete Deveber

Elias Koteas

Sgt. Flanagan

Laurence Fishburne

Wildman

Casey Siemaszko

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