Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Streets of san franciso running from 19721976, basic instinct, the game, and wall street. Nbc promos hail hero and operation runaway 1978 youtube. He is a man who has nothing left but guts consulting the prospects of having to find a new profession and having to face a loving woman who doesnt understand his problems. Childhood at the age of 11, menzies moved to california via florida. It is our heros intention to use love, rather than bullets. Michael douglas is awesome in this sex scene from the 1969 film hail, hero douglas has been acting for many years, with many great films and shows under his belt. It was released on dvd as part of a seven disc set entitled preston sturges the filmmaker collection on november 21, 2006. Douglas is also known for his marriage to the actress catherine zetajones. Writerdirector preston sturges 1944 film may lack some of the thematic typically taboobreaking originality of his other classics such as sullivans travels and the miracle of morgans creek, but, for me, hail the conquering hero is one of the mans outandout funniest films. His first significant role came in the tv series the streets of san francisco from 1972 to. Michael douglas, arthur kennedy, teresa wright, john larch, charles drake, mercer harris. Cohen and was the feature film debut for douglas and for peter strauss.
Actress deborah winters began acting at the ripe age of 16. David manber wrote the screenplay based on the novel by john weston. Peter strauss, deborah winters and michael douglas in hail hero. Time for a remake i saw this film as an 11 year old in 1969. Reversing the usual procedure in late1960s films, dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the army, even though hes already run afoul of the law as a vietnam protestor. Hail the conquering hero was released on video on 15 november 1990, on laserdisc on 26 october 1994, and was rereleased on video on 30 june 1993. Find films and movies featuring michael douglas on allmovie allmovie. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. In her early acting career, winters appeared in such films as hail, hero. He also recorded the song, my love for you, which played on the soundtrack, although no soundtrack album was ever released.
Michael douglas then went on to be one of the biggest actors in hollywood with movies like wall street, the american president, the game sean penn, and traffic. Like his war hero father who was killed in action during world war i, woodrow lafayette pershing truesmith eddie bracken leaves his small town to join the marines during world war ii. Find films and movies featuring mercer harris on allmovie. A disillusioned man cant decide whether to join the army or to become a hippie. Hail hero 1969 full movie online free english youtube. But when hes given a medical discharge after only a month, he takes a job at a san diego shipyard and writes letters to his mother about his fictitious wartime exploits.
Ultimately it is only partially successful on these points, because the movie spends too much time on carls. Michael douglas started his film career in the late 1960s and early 1970s, appearing in littleknown films like hail, hero. The acting is outstanding and so is the story line. As a site we segregate the good and the bad only providing what we believes is worthwhile information so that we can help introduce great talent from the past, present and future. Read all about the character here name heather menzies urich.
In hollywood she attended falcon studios university of the arts. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up. He consults the prospects of having to find a new profession and having to face a loving. With michael douglas, arthur kennedy, teresa wright, john larch. Carl dixon douglas, a college student, drops out and enlists in the us army, even though he has. He frequently worked in minor roles with director john ford and when raoul walsh suggested him for the lead in the big trail 1930, an epic western shot in an early widescreen process called fox grandeur, ford. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. Eitan is yesterdays football star waiting for a tomorrow. Dated in the extreme, the film is saved by the musical score by gordon lightfoot hail, hero. Complete national film registry listing film registry. A young man seeking his parents love and to right alleged past wrongs enlists in the army for vietnam even though he holds antiwar philosophies. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. Micheal douglas was strictly known as kirks son, and there was a lot of interest to see if he could act.
It is our hero s intention to use love, rather than bullets, to combat the viet cong. It took nerve for writerdirector preston sturges to lampoon the whole concept of hero worship in the middle of world war ii, but once more sturges oddball sense of taste and propriety paid off at the box office in hail the conquering hero. Lightfoot costarred opposite bruce dern in the movie harry tracy, desperado, from 1981. Inevitably everything goes wrong, but director robert the dirty dozen aldrich turns the book of wwii movie cliches on its head and springs some unnerving. His performance in the former earned him a nomination for the golden globe award for most promising male newcomer. The hero 1970 eitan is yesterdays football star waiting for tomorrow. Hail, hero distributie michael douglas, teresa wright. With richard harris, romy schneider, kim burfield, maurice kaufmann. Douglas gained movie fame starting with his role in romancing the stone. Hero s tale of mistaken identity, as eddie bracken. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150.
In addition to michael douglas, costar peter strauss likewise makes his first film appearance in hail, hero. Back to back network promos from 1978 for the michael douglas film hail, hero. Like the other early douglas films, hail hero attempts to explore some of the major controversies of its day. Contributor names david miller director jerome moross composer. American actor, director, and producer john wayne 1907 1979 began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the fox film corporation. Lucas white is an actor, known for the six million dollar man 1974, mission. Get the best deals on militarywar film stock when you shop the largest online selection at.
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