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1986 • 2h 10min • R • Drama, War

Heartbreak Ridge

"...the scars run deep."

A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.

IMDb 6.8

RT 68%

MC 53

Director

Clint Eastwood

Writers

James Carabatsos

Joseph Stinson

Dennis Hackin

Composer

Lennie Niehaus

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Gunnery Sgt. Tom 'Gunny' Highway

Marsha Mason

Aggie

Everett McGill

Major Malcolm A. Powers

Moses Gunn

Staff Sergeant Webster

Mario Van Peebles

Corporal 'Stitch' Jones

Eileen Heckart

Little Mary Jackson

Bo Svenson

Roy Jennings

Boyd Gaines

Lieutenant M.R. Ring

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