Hail, Hero! is a 1969 film

Film

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 directed by David Miller

David Miller (director)

David Miller was an American movie director who directed such varied films as Billy the Kid with Robert Taylor and Brian Donlevy, Flying Tigers with John Wayne, and Love Happy with the Marx Brothers.-Filmography:* Bittersweet Love * Executive Action * Hail, Hero! * Hammerhead...

, starring Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the...

, Deborah Winters

Deborah Winters

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 and Peter Strauss

Peter Strauss

Peter Strauss is an American television and movie actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s.-Personal life:...

, David Manber wrote the screenplay based on the novel by John Weston. The picture was produced by Harold D. Cohen. Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. He has won three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards; first as producer of 1975's Best Picture, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as Best Actor in 1987 for his role in Wall Street. Douglas received the...

 was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance.

Plot

During the Vietnam War, college student Carl Dixon quits school and joins the Army in hopes of using love, not bullets, to combat the Viet Cong.

Sources

• http://movies.tvguide.com/hail-hero/125374
• http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DEED81031E73BBC4C51DFB6678382679EDE
• http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800073914/info