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Hamburger Hill (1987)
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.
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The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.
Rating:R
Genre:War, Action, Drama
Written By:James Carabatsos
In Theaters:8/23/1987
Box Office:$13,839,404
Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:RKO Pictures
Cast
John Irvin
Director
Dylan McDermott
Sgt. Adam Frantz
Steven Weber
Sfc. Dennis Worcester
Tim Quill
Pvt. Joe Beletsky
Michael Boatman
Spc Motown
Anthony Barrile
Pvt Vincent 'Alphabet' Languilli
Don Cheadle
Pvt. Washburn
Courtney B. Vance
Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson
Tommy Swerdlow
Pvt. Martin Bienstock
Tegan West
Lt. Terry Eden
Daniel O'Shea
SPC Gaigin
Harry O'Reilly
Spc. Michael Duffy
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