Hail, Hero! (1969)
- Starring:
- Michael Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Miller
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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 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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Michael Douglas - Carl Dixon
- Teresa Wright - Santha Dixon
- Charles Drake - Senator Murchiston
- Deborah Winters - Becky
- Mario Alcalde - Congressman Arcado
- Renee Tetro - Tinky
- John Qualen - Billy Hurd
- Virginia Christine - Eleanor Murchiston
- Dorothy Newman - Carl's Aunt
- Walter S. Baldwin
- Peter Brocco
- Burt Mustin
- Arthur Kennedy - Albert Dixon
- John Larch - Mr. Conklin
- Mercer Harris - Jimmy
- Peter Strauss - Frank Dixon
- Amy Stuart - Rhetha
- Louise Latham - Miss Mirabel
- Carmen Zapata - Juana
- Heather Menzies - Molly Adams
- Marjorie Eaton - Carl's Aunt
- James Nusser
- Charles Wagenheim
- James Griffith
- Director(s):
- David Miller
- Writer(s):
- David Manber
- Producer(s):
- Harold D. Cohen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children)
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