A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.
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Anthony Barrile | ... |
Pvt. Vincent 'Alphabet' Languilli
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| Michael Boatman | ... |
Pvt. Ray Motown
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| Don Cheadle | ... |
Pvt. Johnny Washburn
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Michael Dolan | ... |
Pvt. Harry Murphy
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Don James | ... |
Pvt. Elliott 'Mac' McDaniel
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| Dylan McDermott | ... |
Sgt. Adam Frantz
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| Michael A. Nickles | ... |
Pvt. Paul Galvan
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Harry O'Reilly | ... |
Pvt. Michael Duffy
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| Daniel O'Shea | ... |
Pvt. Frank Gaigin
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| Tim Quill | ... |
Pvt. Joe Beletsky
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| Tommy Swerdlow | ... |
Pvt. Martin Bienstock
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| Courtney B. Vance | ... |
Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson
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| Steven Weber | ... |
Sfc. Dennis Worcester
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Tegan West | ... |
Lt. Terry Eden
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| Kieu Chinh | ... |
Mama San
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Doug Goodman | ... |
Lagunas
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J.C. Palmore | ... |
Healy
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J.D. Van Sickle | ... |
Newsman
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Brad Cassini | ... |
Myer (uncredited)
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Bernhard Floedl | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Ken Glover | ... |
Soldier on Tank (uncredited)
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Baron Jackson | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Berto Spoor | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Alan Vafides | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Le Thanh Van | ... |
Village Pepsi Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Irvin | ||
Written by
| James Carabatsos | ... | (written by) (as Jim Carabatsos) |
Produced by
| James Carabatsos | ... | producer (as Jim Carabatsos) |
| Larry DeWaay | ... | co-producer (as Larry De Waay) |
| David Korda | ... | executive producer |
| Marcia Nasatir | ... | producer |
| Jerry Offsay | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Philip Glass | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter MacDonald | ||
Editing by
| Peter Tanner | ||
Editorial Department
| Elsa Abellana | ... | assistant editor: Philippines |
Casting By
| Mary Colquhoun | ||
Production Design by
| Austen Spriggs | ||
Art Direction by
| Florante Castillo | ... | (as Toto Castillo) |
Makeup Department
| Cecille Baun | ... | makeup artist |
| Neville Smallwood | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Claude Hudson | ... | unit manager |
| Ernesto C. Rojas | ... | production supervisor: Philippines |
| Manina Viterbo | ... | assistant production supervisor: Philippines |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Steve Harding | ... | first assistant director |
| Socrates B. Jose | ... | first assistant director: Philippines (as Soc Jose) |
| Nikolas Korda | ... | second assistant director |
| David W. Rose | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Noel Luna | ... | set dresser |
| Joe Pfaltzgraf | ... | prop man |
| John Zemansky | ... | property master |
| Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Mercurio Argulla | ... | sound operator: location manager: Philippines |
| Steve Bartlett | ... | sound |
| Terry Busby | ... | foley editor |
| Christian T. Cooke | ... | adr mixer |
| David Hildyard | ... | sound mixer |
| Dominic Lester | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Archie Ludski | ... | supervising dialogue editor |
| Robin O'Donoghue | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Pearson | ... | boom operator |
| John Pitt | ... | sound recordist |
| Les Wiggins | ... | supervising sound editor |
| William Parnell | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Mario Carmona | ... | special effects: Philippine Islands |
| David Delina | ... | special effects: Philippine Islands |
| Joe Digaetano | ... | special effects |
| Delio Dizon | ... | special effects: Philippine Islands |
| Rudy Liszczak | ... | special effects |
| Joe Lombardi | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Paul J. Lombardi | ... | special effects |
| Ted Martin | ... | special effects: Philippine Islands (as Teddy Martin) |
| Antonio Peras | ... | special effects: Philippine Islands |
| Larry Reid | ... | special effects |
| Ken Tarallo | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Alan Church | ... | optical cameraman (uncredited) |
| Tony Willis | ... | rostrum cameraman (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Jerry Bailey | ... | stuntman: Philippines crew (as Gerry Bayley) |
| Eric Hahn | ... | stuntman: Philippines crew |
| Renato Morado | ... | stuntman: Philippines crew |
| Tip Tipping | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rufo Ballos Balicas | ... | key grip: Philippines (as Rufo Balicas) |
| Mike Brewster | ... | camera operator |
| David Budd | ... | focus puller |
| Jun Dalawis | ... | camera operator: Philippines |
| Martin Evans | ... | gaffer |
| Leonardo Legaspi | ... | gaffer: Philippines |
| Roger E. Mills | ... | best boy (as Roger Mills) |
| George Parrish | ... | best boy |
| Luke Quigley | ... | grip |
| Nigel Seal | ... | first assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Ken Metcalfe | ... | casting: Philippines |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Pense Libre | ... | wardrobe: Philippines |
| David Murphy | ... | wardrober |
Location Management
| Luis Alba | ... | location manager: Philippines |
| Peter Cooper | ... | location manager |
| Ulysses Formanez | ... | location manager: Philippines |
| Richard Santos | ... | location manager: Philippines |
| Tom Trigo | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Michael Connell | ... | music editor |
| Michael Riesman | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Annie Penn | ... | continuity (as Annie Wotton) |
Additional Crew
| Charit Almiranez | ... | continuity girl: Philippines |
| Susanna Alves | ... | assistant to producer |
| Sallie Beechinor | ... | production coordinator |
| Andy Birmingham | ... | film finance representative / production accountant |
| Mark Birmingham | ... | floor assistant |
| Charles Cannon | ... | in memoriam |
| Mario Carmona | ... | in memoriam |
| Kieu Chinh | ... | vietnamese advisor |
| Jane Comendador | ... | military liaison: Philippines |
| Col. Joseph B. Conmy Jr. | ... | military liaison (as Colonel Joseph B. Conmy Jr.) |
| Quinn Donoghue | ... | unit publicist |
| Yvonne Eastmond | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Sylvia Gajardo | ... | assistant accountant: Philippines |
| Claude Hudson | ... | in memoriam |
| Pauline Hume | ... | title designer |
| Jill James | ... | assistant to director |
| Glady Leonardo | ... | accountant: Philippines |
| Robin Matthews | ... | assistant to director |
| Roger E. Mills | ... | in memoriam (as Roger Mills) |
| Al Neal | ... | military advisor |
| Gwynn Press | ... | assistant to producer |
| Jane Aguirre | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Gary Martin | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Interaccess Film Distribution (in association with)
- RKO Pictures
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1987) (United States) (theatrical)
- Herald Film Company (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1988) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Tivoli (1988) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Vestron Benelux (1988) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- Vestron Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Live Distributing Inc. (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Filmpac Distribution (1988) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (1988) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Palace Pictures (1987) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Alliance (2012) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Artisan Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Avid Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Future Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Thailand) (DVD)
- KNM Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Live Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (Canada) (VHS) (dubbed)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
- Media Transfer International (1988) (Sweden) (VHS)
- NSM Records (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- NSM Records (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Showtime Video (1988) (Finland) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (Canada) (VHS) (French)
- Vestron Video International (1980) (Australia) (video)
- Vestron Video International (1988) (United States) (VHS) (French)
- Vestron Video International (1989) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Vestron Video International (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Vestron Video (1988) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Vestron Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Video Omega (1991) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2000) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- General Screen Enterprises (titles)
- Joe Dunton & Company (camera equipment provided by)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- Marine Corps Historical Center (archive)
- Megavision Entertainment Corporation (production services)
- Pinewood Studios (post-production)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Twickenham Film Studios (sound re-recording)
- U.S. Army (special thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A brutal and realistic war film focuses on the lives of a squad of 14 U.S. Army soldiers of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during the brutal 10 day (May 11-20, 1969) battle for Hill 937 in the A Shau Valley of Vietnam as they try again and again to take the fortified hill held by the North Vietnamese, and the faults and casualties they take every time in which the battle was later dubbed "Hamburger Hill" because enemy fire was so fierce that the fusillade of bullets turned assaulting troops into shredded hamburger meat. Written by matt-282 |
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| Taglines | War at its worst. Men at their Best. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $3,360,705, 30 Aug 1987 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The reception among Vietnam veterans was very positive towards the film's authenticity and brutality. See more » |
| Goofs | A gravity bomb or napalm tank is moving at the speed of the plane when released, and only picks up downward velocity at 32.2 ft/sec per second. So it drops 16 ft the first second, 48 ft the second second, and another 80 ft the third. It's moving forward about 300 mph or 440 ft/sec, roughly the field of vision or six lengths of an F-4 in a second. So the F-4s dropped their loads about a second or over 400 feet before you even see them. The film has it right. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood Vietnam (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | When a Man Loves a Woman See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The following poem is shown at the beginning of the credits: If you are able, save for them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go. Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always. Take what they have left and what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own. And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind. Major Michael Davis O'Donnell 1 January 1970 Dak To, Vietnam See more » |
| Quotes |
Sgt. Frantz:
Who is it? Doc: How the hell do I know? He's got no goddamn head. See more » |