Gardens of Stone Movie Review 1987

A zealous young cadet during the Vietnam War is assigned to the Old Guard patrol at Arlington Cemetery, and clashes with the patrol's older officers and various pacifist civilians. Falls short of the mark, although Jones turns in an excellent performance.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 112 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Vietnam War, Funerals

Screenplay

Ronald Bass

Cast

James Caan, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney, Anjelica Huston, Dean Stockwell, Lonette McKee, Mary Stuart Masterson, Bill Graham, Sam Bottoms, Casey Siemaszko, Laurence "Larry" Fishburne, Dick Anthony Williams, Elias Koteas, Peter Masterson, Carlin Glynn, Eric Holland

Cinematography

Jordan Cronenweth

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Music

Carmine Coppola

Producer

Tri-Star Pictures, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Levy