Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Directed by	Peter Werner
Written by	Paul G. Hensler
Produced by	Walt deFaria Paul G. Hensler Ken Karawai Terry Ogisu Shintarô Tsuji
Starring	Dennis Christopher Susan Saint James Roger Aaron Brown James Whitmore Jr.
Cinematography	Donald McAlpine
Edited by	Barbara Pokras Jack Woods
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Release date	November 1982
Running time	108 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

Synopsis

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.