Hail Hero! (1969)
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Hail, Hero! stars Michael Douglas in his screen debut as long-haired college student Carl Dixon. Reversing the usual procedure in late-1960s films, Dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the Army, even though he's already run afoul of the law as a Vietnam protestor. It is our hero's… More Hail, Hero! stars Michael Douglas in his screen debut as long-haired college student Carl Dixon. Reversing the usual procedure in late-1960s films, Dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the Army, even though he's already run afoul of the law as a Vietnam protestor. It is our hero's intention to use love, rather than bullets, to combat the Viet Cong. Needless to say, his idealism is no match for the harsher realities of war, but this doesn't stop him from endlessly spouting the sort of agit-prop rhetoric so beloved of filmmakers of the era. In addition to Michael Douglas, co-star Peter Strauss likewise makes his first film appearance in Hail, Hero! Dated in the extreme, the film is saved by the musical score by Gordon Lightfoot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Miller
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
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Cast
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Michael Douglas
as Carl Dixon
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Arthur Kennedy
as Albert Dixon
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Teresa Wright
as Santha Dixon
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John Larch
as Mr. Conklin
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Charles Drake
as Senator Murchiston
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Mercer Harris
as Jimmy
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Deborah Winters
as Becky
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Peter Strauss
as Frank Dixon
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Mario Alcalde
as Congressman Arcado
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Amy Stuart
as Rhetha
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Renee Tetro
as Tinky
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Louise Latham
as Miss Mirabel
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John Qualen
as Billy Hurd
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Carmen Zapata
as Juana
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Virginia Christine
as Eleanor Murchiston
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Heather Menzies
as Molly Adams
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Dorothy Newman
as Carl's Aunt
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Marjorie Eaton
as Carl's Aunt
- Walter S. Baldwin
- Peter Brocco
- James Griffith
- Burt Mustin
- Charles Wagenheim
- James Nusser
