Francis Ford Coppola's other Vietnam War film—the first was Apocalypse Now (1979)—Gardens of Stone (1987) brings the war home. The gardens are Arlington National Cemetery, its flowers the tombstones of fallen heroes. James Caan is grizzled Sgt. Clell Hazard, an Arlington guard who tries to help the idealistic son of an old army buddy prepare for the deadly realities of war. With D.B. Sweeney, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, and Dean Stockwell. 2 hrs, 1 DVD.
Gardens of Stone DVD
Gardens of Stone DVD
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