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Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

R 130 minutes EN War , Drama
...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.
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