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Hail, Hero!
Hail, Hero!

Hail, Hero!

The generation gap is more than just long hair, loud music, or a misunderstanding of ideals between father and son. It is a void from which a new force must emerge, a new hero!

Genres

Drama

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Carl 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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

04 October 1969

Country

United States of America

Cast

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Albert Dixon

Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

Santha Dixon

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Carl Dixon

John Larch

John Larch

Mr. Conklin

Louise Latham

Louise Latham

Miss Mirabel

Charles Drake

Charles Drake

Senator Murchiston

Peter Strauss

Peter Strauss

Frank Dixon

Deborah Winters

Deborah Winters

Rebecca

Mercer Harris

Mercer Harris

Jimmy

Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine

Eleanor Murchiston

Mario Alcalde

Mario Alcalde

Congressman Arcado

Amy Stuart

Amy Stuart

Rhetha

Carmen Zapata

Carmen Zapata

Juana

Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies

Molly Adams

James Nusser

James Nusser

Max

John Qualen

John Qualen

Billy Hurd

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