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Hamburger Hill

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Hamburger Hill
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R,1hr 44min
Genres:
Drama,War
Release:
1987
Director:
John Irvin
Distributor:
Live/Artisan
Starring:
Anthony Barrile, Michael Boatman, Don Cheadle  ...more
Synopsis: Though the anti-war sentiments of Hamburger Hill come through loud and clear, the film is squarely on the side of those courageous, much-maligned Americans who fought and died in Vietnam. Based on a true incident, the story takes place in 1969, as the 101st Airborne Division confronts the Vietcong in a bloody battle over Hill 937 (aka "Hamburger Hill") in the Ashua Valley. During the next 10 days, both sides incur heavy losses, but the Cong refuse to surrender the hill. The ultimate American "victory" ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
John Irvin's visceral, grunt's-eye-view of one of the most notoriously savage battles of the Vietnam War is a solid, beautifully directed film somewhat undercut by a perfunctory script. The film focuses on a dozen or so members of a rifle platoon assigned to take Hill 937 in the Ashau Valley in May of 1969. In Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film Platoon (1986), the unit's dissension reflected the reality ... Full Review
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Anthony Barrile
Langulli
Michael Boatman
Motown
Don Cheadle
Washburn
Michael Dolan
Murphy
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