Hamburger Hill (1987)

It was Vietnam, 1969, Hill 937, 10 days, 70 percent casualties. Those are the facts. This is the story: dodge the gunfire, get caught behind enemy lines, go into battle beside the brave young men who fought and died, and feel their desperation and futility.

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Though the anti-war sentiments of Hamburger Hill come through loud and clear, the film is squarely on the side of those courageous, much-maligned Americans who fought and died in Vietnam. Based on a true incident, the story takes place in 1969, as the 101st Airborne Division confronts the Vietcong in a bloody battle over Hill 937 (aka "Hamburger Hill") in the A Shau Valley. During the next ten days, both sides incur heavy losses, but the Cong refuse to surrender the hill. The ultimate American "victory" turns out to be a hollow one indeed. Scripted by Vietnam War vet Jim Carabatsos, Hamburger Hill not only underl...
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ines the futility of the war but also the pressures brought to bear upon the troops by an insensitive, often hostile media. By utilizing a cast of unknowns, director John Irvin deftly avoids the Hollywoodized slickness of such bigger-budgeted efforts as Apocalypse Now and The Deer Hunter.
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Op 11 mei 1969 krijgen de soldaten van de 187ste Airborne Division de opdracht om heuvel 937, gelegen in de Ashauvallei, in te nemen. Hun taak wordt bemoeilijkt door zware regenval en kost veel mensenlevens. Op 15 mei krijgen ze de hulp van luchttroepen en wordt een bunker ingenomen. De gewonden worden afgevoerd en de post doorgenomen. 's Anderendaags gaat de strijd weer door. Er vindt een vreselijke veldslag plaats. Na een zeer bloedige strijd van tien dagen slagen ze in hun opdracht. Maar kort nadien komt het bevel om onmiddellijk de heuvel te ontruimen...

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