Casualties of War (1989) Original Rolled Poster 27x40

Casualties of War is a 1989 war drama directed by Brian De Palma and based on a true incident during the Vietnam War. The film stars Michael J. Fox as Private Eriksson, a soldier who becomes morally outraged after witnessing his squad, led by the brutal Sergeant Meserve (played by Sean Penn), abduct and assault a young Vietnamese woman. As Eriksson tries to seek justice within a corrupt and indifferent military system, he faces isolation and retaliation from his fellow soldiers. Gritty, intense, and emotionally powerful, the film explores the psychological toll of war and the struggle to maintain one’s humanity in the face of violence and peer pressure.