Movie Description It was Vietnam, 1969, Hill 937, 10 days, 70 percent casualties. Those are the facts. This is the story: dodge the gunfire, get caught behind enemy lines, go into battle beside the brave young men who fought and died, and feel their desperation and futility.
| Credits | | Producer: | Jim Carabatsos, Marcia Nasatir | | Cast: | Anthony Barille, Daniel O'Shea, Tommy Swerdlow |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 0 Keep Case Widescreen Anamorphic - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access, Director John Irvin had previously shot a documentary in Vietnam in 1969.
Filmed on location in the Philippines.
Copyright 1987 RKO Pictures, Inc.
Editorial Reviews "...[Not since APOCALYPSE NOW] has there been spectacle to equal the scenes showing the dropping of phosphorous bombs in the jungle....Vance is particularly fine..." New York Times - p.C16 - Vincent Canby
"...Well produced and directed with an eye to documentary-like realism and authenticity..." Variety - Cart.
"...HAMBURGER HILL pays heartfelt, richly deserved tribute to the young American soldiers who fought so valiantly..." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (08/28/1987)
3 stars out of 5 -- "Dylan McDermott and Courtney B. Vance impress....A young Don Cheadle is one of the few survivors....HAMBURGER HILL is stirring..." Empire - Empire Staff (07/01/2008)
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