Hunter of the Apocalypse

Original title: L'ultimo cacciatore

1980
X
1h 35m

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During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped behind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped behind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped behind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.

Director
- Antonio Margheriti
Writers
- Gianfranco Couyoumdjian
- Dardano Sacchetti
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5.9/10

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Director
- Antonio Margheriti
Writers
- Gianfranco Couyoumdjian
- Dardano Sacchetti
Stars

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David Warbeck

Captain Henry Morris

Tisa Farrow

Jane Foster

Tony King

Sgt. George Washington

Bobby Rhodes

Carlos

Margie Newton

Carol
(as Margi Eveline Newton)

John Steiner

Major William Cash

Massimo Vanni

Phillips

Luciano Pigozzi

Bartender
(as Alan Collins)

Dino Conti

Pot-smoking Soldier

Gianfranco Moroni

Steve

Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

Vietcong in Bunker
(uncredited)

Jim Gaines

Deserter
(uncredited)

Miki Kim

Hooker
(uncredited)

Romano Kristoff

Pilot
(uncredited)

Edoardo Margheriti

Stinker Smith
(uncredited)

Frank Nuyen

Bartender
(uncredited)

Bruno Romagnoli

Phillips' Friend
(uncredited)

Gregory Snegoff

Drunken Soldier in Bar
(uncredited)

Director
- Antonio Margheriti
Writers
- Gianfranco Couyoumdjian
- Dardano Sacchetti
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8/10

Cheesy Deer Hunter rip-offs at their best!

This film is one of the most entertaining Vietnam flicks ever produced. Truly excellent opening 10 minute scene, followed by a 40 minute lull. Picks up toward the middle though and keeps on chuggin along. Great cast, excellent gore effects, awesome explosions, cool claustrophobic camerawork, and a lot of funny dialogue make this well worth the 90 minutes. The poor Pan+Scanning is easy to forgive with a couple viewings. Owes more than a lot to APOCALYPSE NOW and THE DEER HUNTER, but honestly, who cares? Grade A entertainment.

Aylmer
Nov 1, 1998
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Trivia
According the director's son Edoardo Margheriti, Antonio Margheriti didn't want to make a political film that was for or against the Vietnam War. He just wanted to make a Vietnam War film that was fun.

Goofs
In the bar/brothel scene at the start of the movie a soldier is wearing two different ranks. He has a specialist (E-4) insignia on one sleeve of his uniform and sergeant (E-5) stripes on the other sleeve.

Alternate versions
The uncut version of the movie originally received an X rating in the UK in 1981. In order to receive an 18 rating for the 1988 video release however, 8 seconds were cut to edit some shots from an attempted rape scene. In 2002 all previous cuts were waived by the BBFC.