Casualties of War : Ask Biography

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Film information

Name

Casualties of War

Directed by

Brian De Palma

Produced by

Art Linson

Written by

Story:
Daniel Lang
Screenplay:
David Rabe

Starring

Michael J. Fox
Sean Penn
Don Harvey
John C. Reilly
John Leguizamo
Ving Rhames

Music by

Ennio Morricone

Cinematography

Stephen H. Burum

Editing by

Bill Pankow

Distributed by

Columbia Pictures

Release date

August 18, 1989

Running time

113 minutes

Country

United States

Language

English

Budget

$22,500,000

Gross revenue

$18,671,317

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'Casualties of War' is a 1989 war drama directed by Brian De Palma, with a screenplay by David Rabe, based on the actual events of the incident on Hill 192 in 1966 during the Vietnam War. It starred Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn.

An article written by Daniel Lang for The New Yorker in 1969 was the movie's primary source.

This film was, in a way, Fox's third major dramatic role. He had previously starred in the dramas Light of Day and Bright Lights, Big City. John C. Reilly and John Leguizamo make their screen debuts in the film, and the latter would again star with Penn in another picture by De Palma, 1993's Carlito's Way.