Hamburger Hill

Hamburger Hill
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Irvin
Written byJames Carabatsos
Produced byMarcia Nasatir
James Carabatsos
Starring
CinematographyPeter MacDonald
Edited byPeter Tanner
Music byPhilip Glass
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 28, 1987 (1987-08-28)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.5 million
Box office$13.8 million

Hamburger Hill is a 1987 American war film set during the Battle of Hamburger Hill, a May 1969 assault during the Vietnam War by the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, on a ridge of Dong Ap Bia near the Laotian border in central Vietnam. The ridge was a well-fortified position, including trenchworks and bunkers, of the North Vietnamese Army. U.S. military records of the battle refer to the mountain as "Hill 937," its map designation having been derived from the high elevation of the hill at 937 meters (3,074 ft).

Written by James Carabatsos and directed by John Irvin, the film starred Michael Boatman, Don Cheadle, Dylan McDermott (his film debut), Courtney B. Vance, Steven Weber, and Tim Quill. It was produced by RKO Pictures and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and was shot in the Philippines. The novelization was written by William Pelfrey.