Rent Gardens of Stone (1987)
3.3 of 5 from 53 ratings
1h 47min
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- Synopsis:
"Gardens of Stone" refers to Arlington National Cemetery, its endless rows of tombstones marking the graves of America's fallen war heroes. This garden is tended by the "Old Guard", an elite Army unit led by decorated veterans no longer serving active duty. When brash young recruit Jackie Willow (D.B.Sweeney) is assigned to the unit, he becomes a surrogate son to Sgt. Clell Hazard (James Caan) and Sgt. Major "Goody" Nelson (James Earl Jones). The older men must prepare the younger for the deadly environment of war. Meanwhile, Hazard begins a love affair with an anti-war newspaper reporter (Anjelica Hudson) and Willow rekindles a romance with a former college sweetheart (Mary Stuart Masterson). Against a backdrop of protest, uncertainty and violence, the war at home and the war abroad intersect with unforgettable consequences. - Actors:
- James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Dick Anthony Williams, Lonette McKee, Sam Bottoms, Elias Koteas, Laurence Fishburne, Casey Siemaszko, Peter Masterson, Carlin Glynn, Erik Holland, Bill Graham, Terrence Currier, Terry Hinz, Lisa-Marie Felter, William Williamson
- Directors:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Producers:
- Francis Ford Coppola, Michael I. Levy
- Writers:
- Nicholas Proffitt, Ronald Bass
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Remembering James Earl Jones, The Coppola Clan: Hollywood's Most Creative Family
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/01/2019
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- War at Home (2018, 17 mins): new interview with multi-award-winning director Francis Coppola as he talks candidly about the production of Gardens of Stone
- Audio commentary with filmmaker and critic Jim Hemphill
- The Guardian Interview with Anjelica Huston (2006, 65 mins), archival audio recording of the celebrated actor in conversation with critic and producer Adrian Wootton at London's National Film Theatre
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Image Gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- World Premiere on Blu-ray
