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Gardens of Stone

1987

Francis Ford Coppola

James Caan, D.B. Sweeney, Anjelica Huston, Mary Stuart Masterson ...

5.8

1,818

Drama A touching, insightful look at stateside military life during the Vietnam War at Ft. Meyer and Arlington National Cemetery (the Garden). Veteran sergeant Clell Hazard (James Caan) takes young soldier Jackie Willow (D.B. Sweeney) under his wing and tries to prepare his men for the deadly environment of war.

	Media	Author	Review
		Variety Staff Variety	"Bereft of that core, Gardens of Stone drifts off into decoration that’s intricate and highly accomplished, but strictly ornamental"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"The most important missing ingredient is Mr. Coppola."
		Pat Graham Chicago Reader	"Francis Coppola's 1987 Vietnam meditation was his best film in a while, though it's still something less than satisfying."
		Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"A handsome but fragmentary film that can't decide which story to tell."
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Every moment is right, and yet the film as a whole is incomplete"

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