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Jarhead

Gritty Gulf War drama. Anthony Swofford becomes a Marine sniper and is sent to Saudi Arabia to wait for action. But war does not look the way he expects it to.

Powerful, fact-based drama. It's 1989, and Anthony Swofford joining the US Marine Corps was probably a mistake, but he becomes a scout-sniper and is mobilised to Saudi Arabia during the prelude to Desert Storm. In the desert he and his squad find themselves going stir crazy as the tension builds unbearably.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 12 Sep 2015 21:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Anthony Swofford Jake Gyllenhaal
Alan Troy Peter Sarsgaard
Sgt Sykes Jamie Foxx
DI Fitch Scott MacDonald
Chris Kruger Lucas Black
Fergus O'Donnell Brian Geraghty
Poitier Damion Poitier
Fowler Evan Jones
Cortez Jacob Vargas
Escobar Laz Alonso
Pinko Ivan Fenyo
Lt Col Kazinski Chris Cooper
Major Lincoln Dennis Haysbert
Young Mrs Swofford Katherine Randolph
Bored Gunny Lo Ming
Mr Swofford James Morrison
Director Sam Mendes

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