# Die Kadetten von Bunker Hill (1981)

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**Original title**: *Taps*
**Runtime**: 126 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Harold Becker
**Written by**: Robert Mark Kamen, Darryl Ponicsan
**Starring**: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, John P. Navin, Jr.

> *“This school is our home, we think it's worth defending.”*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Lord of the Flies meets military school. Cadets fight to save their academy from developers. Sean Penn carries the rebellion.

**Mood tags**: raw, uplifting

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