

Gardens of Stone
The story of the war at home, and the people who lived through it.
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $13.5M
- Box office
- $5.3M
- Language
- English
- vietnam war
- vietnam veteran
- washington dc, usa
- cemetery
- soldier
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalR5 May 1987
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1 Jan 1988
- Physical14Sony mj.gov.br23 Mar 2006
CzechiaCZ
- Physical18+1 Nov 1993
FranceFR
- Theatrical6 Jan 1988
- Physical17 Feb 2021
ItalyIT
- Theatrical17 Sept 1987
JapanJP
- Theatrical23 Sept 1987
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical628 Jan 1988
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/1218 Sept 1987
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Gardens of Stone was released on 5 May 1987.
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Wuchak
5/21/2022
**_Coppola’s obscure gem about the war at home during the Vietnam conflict_** In the late 60s, a cynical Korean vet (James Caan) would rather be training soldiers for Vietnam in Georgia, but instead he’s stuck at Arlington National Cemetery playing what he calls “toy soldier” with his colleagues (James Earl Jones, etc.). When an old buddy’s gung-ho son shows up (D.B. Sweeney), he settles for trying to keep him fro…
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