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Francis Ford Coppola's 'Gardens Of Stone' is a poetic tribute to the men who form the Old Guard, soldiers in charge of burying the dead at Arlington National Cemetery during the war in Vietnam. Clell Hazard (James Caan), an army sergeant who opposes the war because he believes it can't be won, becomes attached to a battle-hungry young soldier, Jackie Willow (D. B. Sweeney). Hazard knows the reality the youth will encounter if he goes to Vietnam, after serving two tours himself. His girlfriend, Washington reporter Samantha Davis (Anjelica Huston), also opposes the war, but for different reasons. Feeling useless in the Old Guard, Hazard requests a transfer to Fort Bragg, where he can help prepare the young soldiers for what they must face in Vietnam. Jackie is reunited with his girlfriend, Rachel (Mary Stuart Masterson), whose father, a retired colonel (played by Masterson's real-life father, Peter Masterson), sees the war as a commercial opportunity. James Earl Jones is a show-stealer as Goody Nelson, Hazard's best friend and voice of reason. The film's scenes of military burials - drills carried out with precision and ritual - are beautiful to watch.Product Identifiers
ProducerFrancis Ford Coppola, Michael Levy
EAN5050582376982
eBay Product ID (ePID)3952154
Product Key Features
ActorRick Washburn, Anjelica Huston, Elias Koteas, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson, D.B. Sweeney, James Caan, James Earl Jones
Film/TV TitleGardens of Stone
DirectorFrancis Ford Coppola
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageDutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Hindi\Italian\Portuguese\Spanish
Run Time107 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2005
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
ReviewsVariety - ...[The] production values are first-rate with longtime collaborator Dean Tavoularis' production design evoking the mood of the times. Jordan Cronenweht's cinematography is dark and suggestive..., Los Angeles Times - ...A compassionate study....It is a passionate impasse, played out by full, good characters and fine performers....GARDENS OF STONE'S intelligence and its unsimple characters make it a notable attempt to deal with that war...
ScreenwriterRonald Bass
Dubbing LanguagesGerman\French\Spanish\Italian
Format DescriptionDVD 5
Sound sourceDolby Digital Mono\Dolby Digital Surround
Movie/TV TitleGardens Of Stone