
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play It was a dangerous time to be young An impossible time to be a hero A poignant look at stateside military life during the Vietnam War featuring outstanding performances by James Caan James Earl Jones & Anjelica Huston & directed by Francis Ford Coppola Gardens Of Stone refers to Arlington National Cemetery its endless rows of tombstones marking the graves of America&s fallen war heroes This garden is tended by the " Old Guard" an elite Army unit led by decorated veterans no longer serving on active duty When brash young recruit Jackie Willow (DB Sweeney) is assigned to the unit he becomes a surrogate son to Sgt Clell Hazard (Caan) & Sgt Major " Goody" Nelson (Jones) The older men must prepare the younger for the deadly world environment of war Meanwhile Hazard begins a love affair with an anti-war newspaper reporter (Huston) & Willow rekindles a romance with a former college sweetheart (Mary Stuart Masterson) Against the backdrop of protest uncertainty & violence the war at home & the war abroad intersect with unforgettable consequences Actors James Caan Anjelica Huston James Earl Jones DB Sweeney Dean Stockwell Mary Stuart Masterson Lonette Mc Kee Laurence Fishburne Elias Koteas Casey Siemaszko Sam Bottoms Peter Masterson Carlin Glynn Erik Holland & Bill Graham Director Francis Ford Coppola Certificate 15 years & over Year 1987 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital Surround Additional Languages German ; Italian ; Spanish ; French Subtitles Dutch ; German ; English ; French ; Hindi ; Portuguese ; Spanish Duration 1 hour 48 minutes (approx)