Gardens of Stone

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

May 8 1987 R 1h 51m
Drama, Romance, War

A sergeant; stationed in Arlington, Virginia in the late 1960s; must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Vietnam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old army buddy.

Plot

In the late 60s, during the Vietnam War, the idealistic soldier Jackie Willow arrives at Fort Meyer expecting to go to the Academy and then to the Vietnam War. Jackie is the son of a veteran sergeant and soon he becomes the protégé of the former friends of his father, Sergeant Clell Hazard and Sergeant Major 'Goody' Nelson. Jackie is promoted and gets married with his childhood friend Rachel Feld, to recommend Jackie to the Academy. He is promoted to lieutenant and asks to go to the Vietnam, returning to the Arlington National Cemetery.

Written by

Nicholas Proffitt, Ron Bass

Directed by

Francis Ford Coppola

Cast

James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

Trailers
Gardens Of Stone 1987
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Scores
# of Votes
6,505
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
54
Popularity
NA