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Full Metal Jacket

In Vietnam, the wind doesn't blow. It sucks.

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

19871h 57mRDrama, War

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About Full Metal Jacket

Directors
Stanley Kubrick
Cast
Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Kevyn Major Howard
Genres
Drama, War
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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