Review of Casualties of War (1989) by Mark R — 05 Oct 2007

Not a bad war movie, can't think why they would cast Machael J Fox in it but he does a decent job.

This review of Casualties of War (1989) was written by Mark R on 05 Oct 2007.

Casualties of War has generally received positive reviews.

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