West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.
Unfortunately the movie Platoon Leader is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Aaron Norris | Director |
| Writing | David L. Walker | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rick Marx | Screenplay |
| Writing | Andrew Deutsch | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine Dover | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Merryl MacKenzie | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | George S. Clinton | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kathy Siegel | Foley Editor |
| Production | Harry Alan Towers | Producer |
| Production | Michael L. Games | Production Manager |
| Sound | Patrick Cyccone Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Harmon Cusack | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Robyn Williams | Music Editor |
| Sound | Richard Burton | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Arthur Wooster | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robyn Williams | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Frank A. Montaño | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Michael J. Duthie | Editor |
| Art | Emilia Roux | Set Decoration |
| Writing | James R. McDonough | Book |
| Sound | Joachim H. Hansch | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Harry Alan Towers | Adaptation |
| Directing | Miguel Gil | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Dennis Kington | Steadicam Operator |
