THE SOLDIER

Cinema heroes

An episode from the series THE GOOD, THE BAD AND...

Synopsis

The soldier is one of the most enduring and popular figures in movies.

Tom Cruise in “Born on the Fourth of July“, Charlie Sheen in “Platoon“, Tom Hanks in “Saving Private Ryan“. Whether he is the hero who serves as an example or the ordinary man in search of survival, the soldier symbolizes the power issues of war.

This episode sets out to put a face on the soldier of the big screen through famous film clips, interviews from those in the world of cinema, historians, and testimonials from real-life former privates.