Hamburger Hill

Name: Hamburger Hill
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Released: 1987-08-07
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Tim Quill, Michael Boatman, Dylan McDermott, Don Cheadle, Steven Weber

War at its worst. Men at their best.

Hamburger Hill (1987)

Timing: 1:50 (110 min)

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Release date

1987-08-07

Country

United States

Production

Paramount, RKO Pictures LLC

Genre

War, Action, Drama

Budget

Revenue

$13 839 404

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Director

John Irvin

Actors

Tim Quill, Michael Boatman, Dylan McDermott, Don Cheadle, Steven Weber, Courtney B. Vance, Tommy Swerdlow, Tegan West, Don James, Michael A. Nickles
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Scenario

Producer

James Carabatsos, Marcia Nasatir, Jerry Offsay

Operator

Peter MacDonald

Composer

Philip Glass

Artist

Audition

Mary Colquhoun

Editing

Peter Tanner
All team (12)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The film is based on the real battle for Hill 937.
At the end of the film there is a scene in which a soldier, with his face hidden by bandages, reaches out to his comrades who run past him. This scene references a famous photograph taken at the 'Hamburger Hill' position.
An electrician died of an electric shock right before the eyes of the film crew and actors. The project nearly ended because of this, but it was still continued after a properly organized funeral.
Dylan McDermott lost 11 kg (24 lbs) during filming.
The characters in the film are named after screenwriter James Carabatsos's fellow soldiers.
At the end of the film, there is a scene in which a soldier, with his face hidden by bandages, reaches out to his comrades who run past him. This scene references a famous photograph taken at Hamburger Hill.

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