Gardens of Stone (Film), released 1987 — adapted from Gardens of Stone by Nicholas Proffitt.
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.
Starring James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D. B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell.
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
