Hamburger Hill [dvd] / Paramount Pictures presents an RKO picture ; a Marcia Nasatir and Jim Carabatsos production of a John Irvin film ; executive producers, David Korda & Jerry Offsay ; written by Jim Carabatsos ; produced by Marcia Nasatir and Jim Carabatsos ; directed by John Irvin.
Special features: Audio commentary with writer/producer, Jim Carabatsos and actors, Anthony Barrile, Harry O'Reilly and Daniel O'Shea; Hamburger Hill: the appearance of reality; medics in Vietnam; and Vietnam War timelines. Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Credits: Anthony Barrile, Michael Patrick Boatman, Don Cheadle, Michael Dolan, Don James, Dylan McDermott, M.A. Nickles, Harry O'Reilly, Daniel O'Shea, Tim Quill, Tommy Swerdlow, Courtney B. Vance, Steven Weber, Tegan West. Filmed on location in the Philippines and at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Washington D.C.
Summary:
Fourteen American soldiers in Vietnam battle for a mud-covered mound of earth that chews up soldiers like meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse.
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