Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
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| Directed by | Peter Werner |
| Produced by | Walt deFaria Paul G. Hensler Ken Karawai Terry Ogisu Shintarô Tsuji |
| Written by | Paul G. Hensler |
| Starring | Dennis Christopher Susan Saint James Roger Aaron Brown James Whitmore Jr. |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Editing by | Barbara Pokras Jack Woods |
| Release date(s) | 1982 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Language | English |
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Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (also known as Vietnam: Hell or Glory (Australia)) is a 1982 film directed by Peter Werner and written by Paul G. Hensler, set in the Vietnam War.
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The story centers around Brian Anderson (played by actor Dennis Christopher), a soldier who is only out for his own neck, who ends up drawn into taking care of orphans in a nearby orphanage, keeping a promise to a friend who was killed in action. At first, he views the task with a degree of annoyance, then slowly begins to warm up to the orphans, risking his life and his career to protect them.
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