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Episode #145: "They Love Everybody But You" | Hamburger Hill (1987)

Episode #145:

Most Vietnam War movies deal with the psychological torment of war and how soldiers left as idealistic young men, but came back scarred physically and mentally... and having to face a nation that was not proud of their sacrifices. Hamburger Hill tells a ...

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Most Vietnam War movies deal with the psychological torment of war and how soldiers left as idealistic young men, but came back scarred physically and mentally... and having to face a nation that was not proud of their sacrifices. Hamburger Hill tells a different story: one of a band of brothers trying to do the impossible in the midst of war, racism, and the knowledge that they may now be outcasts even in their own country.

 

1. Intro [0:00]

2. Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk [6:33]

3. Hamburger Hill background info/trailer [38:09]

4. Hamburger Hill discussion [49:25]

5. Wrap-up [1:37:16]

The trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD8JsqTcZoc 

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