Hail, Hero!

Director: David Miller

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/03/2019
UPC:	0810017884360
Original Release:	1969
Rating:	PG
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:27:00
Sales rank:	61,951

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Douglas	Carl Dixon
Arthur Kennedy	Albert Dixon
Teresa Wright	Santha Dixon
Peter Strauss	Frank Dixon
John Larch	Conklin
Mercer Harris	Jimmy
Charles Drake	Senator Murchiston
Deborah Winters	Becky
Mario Alcade	Arcado
Amy Stuart	Rhetha
Renee Tetro	Tinky
Louise Latham	Miss Mirabel
John Qualen	Billy Hurd
Carmen Zapata	Juana
Virginia Christine	Eleanor Murchiston
Heather Menzies	Molly Adams
Dorothy Newman	Carl's Aunt
Marjorie Eaton	Carl's Aunt
James Nusser	Max
Charles Wagenheim	Painter #1
James Griffith	Painter #2
Burt Mustin	Old Man #2
Walter Baldwin	Nat Winder,Actor
Peter Brocco	Old Man #1
Lucas White	Jeff
Mario Alcalde	Congressman Arcado
Jerome Moross	Composer

Technical Credits

David Manber

Harold D. Cohen	Producer
David Manber	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Hail, Hero!
255. Chapters
1. Chapter 1 [10:00]
2. Chapter 2 [10:00]
3. Chapter 3 [10:00]
4. Chapter 4 [9:59]
5. Chapter 5 [10:00]
6. Chapter 6 [9:59]
7. Chapter 7 [9:59]
8. Chapter 8 [10:00]
9. Chapter 9 [8:12]

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