Hamburger Hill

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Hamburger Hill is a 1987 American war film depicting a brutal Vietnam War battle, noted for its gritty realism and ensemble cast.

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Hamburger Hill canonical 5
Battle of Hamburger Hill 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vietnam War film
film
war film
basedOn Hamburger Hill self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Hamburger Hill

Hill 937 battle
cinematographyBy Peter MacDonald
countryOfFilming Philippines
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts U.S. 101st Airborne Division
surface form: U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division

assault on Hill 937
director John Irvin
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Peter Tanner
filmingTechnique handheld camerawork
genre drama film
war film
hasNarrativeFocus single protracted battle
hasSubject combat trauma
military ethics
soldier camaraderie
medium feature film
MPAARating R
musicBy Philip Glass
notableFor ensemble cast
gritty realism
originalLanguage English
portrays infantry combat
jungle warfare
portraysMilitaryUnit U.S. 101st Airborne Division
surface form: 101st Airborne Division
producer John Irvin
Marvin Worth
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures
surface form: RKO Pictures
releaseDate 1987-08-28
releaseYear 1987
runtimeMinutes 110
screenwriter James Carabatsos
settingLocation A Shau Valley
settingPeriod Vietnam War
starring Courtney B. Vance
Don Cheadle
Dylan McDermott
Michael Boatman
Steven Weber
Tegan West
Tim Quill
Tommy Swerdlow
timeSettingStartYear 1969

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Courtney B. Vance notableWork Hamburger Hill
Courtney B. Vance castMemberOf Hamburger Hill
Hamburger Hill basedOn Hamburger Hill self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Hamburger Hill
Peter MacDonald workedOn Hamburger Hill
John Irvin notableWork Hamburger Hill
John Irvin directed Hamburger Hill