For the first time ever in Australia the Emmy Award winning drama, Tour of Duty, is being released on DVD in its glorious entirety.  Complete with timeless original soundtrack the 58 episode boxset focuses on a single platoon of young U.S. soldiers during their tour of combat duty in Vietnam during the late 1960’s.

Following twelve infantrymen, the show depicts soldiers  from diverse racial, cultural and philosophical backgrounds facing enemy troops and struggling to survive the hostile terrain of South East Asia. The show addresses issues of politics, faith, teamwork, racism, suicide, fragging, terrorism, civilian deaths, drug abuse, and the shattered lives and confused feelings of those troops who finally made it home alive.

All the action take place set to the back drop of iconic of the biggest artists and greatest songs of the era, including Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Steppenwolf, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and the unforgettable theme tune ‘Paint It Black’ by The Rolling Stones.

Starring Terence Knox, Kevin Conroy, Stephen Caffrey, Joshua Maurer, Steve Akahoshi, Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stan Foster, Ramon Franco, Miguel A. Nunez Jr, Dan Gauthier and Kyle Chandler. 

BONUS FEATURES

Brand new making of documentary ‘THE STORY OF TOUR OF DUTY’ Part 1 (55 MINS) Featuring cast and crew

Brand new documentaries ‘BACK TO THE JUNGLE’ (29 MINS) & ‘THE FINAL MISSION’ (24 MINS) Featuring cast and crew

Character biographies