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Paul G. Hensler is a Actor, Writer, Co-Producer and Art Direction American

Paul G. Hensler

Paul G. Hensler
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Nationality USA

Paul G. Hensler is a screenwriter and actor. He wrote Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, which he appeared in, and co-wrote Gotcha!

Hensler acted as a military advisor for Apocalypse Now, Deer Hunter, More American Graphitti, Boys In Company C, An Officer and A Gentlemen, Heroes, and wrote and co-produced Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder which was based on his own experiences of the Vietnam War. He went on to write the Book Don't Cry It's Only Thunder. He cites his Catholic faith as important to him, which relates to his purchase of the write tyo The Priest & The Policeman in 1988. Mr Hensler kept the project close and finally produced the feature documentary ((Jerzy Popieluszko|Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger of the Truth]]. Which is based on the book. The film has won the Christopher Award, The Dove awards of Approval and the First Place in TV Documentary Film at the Warsaw International Catholic Film Festival in 2014.The film has been screened at the Holy See and was released on American Public Television, PBS and The World Channel nationally and internationally. Look at www.jerzy2sainthood.com and www,messenger of teh tryth.com.

Mr. Hensler is also developing "The Burning" written by Tim Madigan for Warner Brothers and a limited series. In Addition Mr. Hensler owns the rights to The Luciano years in New York which is in active development. The final project on his ajenda is La Popessa, the true story of Mother Leinhert who spent 50 years in side the Vatican walls at the side of Pope John Paul VI and became the most powerful woman in Vatican history.

Best films

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
(Location Manager)

Usually with

Peter Werner
Peter Werner
(1 films)
George Lucas
George Lucas
(1 films)
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Paul G. Hensler (5 films)

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Actor

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, 1h48
Directed by Peter Werner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Dennis Christopher, Susan Saint James, Roger Aaron Brown, Robert Englund, James Withmore Jr., Lisa Lu
Roles Dr. Goldman
Rating66% 3.335043.335043.335043.335043.33504
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. Robert Englund (pre-dating his more-well-known role of Freddy Krueger) played the role of Tripper. Susan Saint James played a doctor and the love interest to Brian Anderson.
More American Graffiti, 1h50
Directed by George Lucas, Bill L. Norton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Political films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Candy Clark, Bo Hopkins, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith
Roles Lieutenant
Rating53% 2.6988552.6988552.6988552.6988552.698855
The film, set over the course of four consecutive New Year's Eves from 1964 to 1967, depicts scenes from each of these years, intertwined with one another as though events happen simultaneously. The audience is protected from confusion by the use of a distinct cinematic style for each section. For example, the 1966 sequences echo the movie of Woodstock using split screens and multiple angles of the same event simultaneously on screen, the 1965 sequences (set in Vietnam) shot hand-held on grainy super 16 mm film designed to resemble war reporters' footage. The film attempts to memorialize the 1960s with sequences that recreate the sense and style of those days with references to Haight-Ashbury, the campus peace movement, the beginnings of the modern woman's liberation movement and the accompanying social revolt. One character burned his draft card, showing a younger audience what so many Americans had done on the television news ten years before the movie's release. Other characters are shown frantically disposing of their marijuana before a traffic stop as a police officer pulls them over, and another scene shows the police brutality with billy clubs during an anti-Vietnam protest.

Scriptwriter

Gotcha!
Gotcha! (1985)
, 1h37
Directed by Jeff Kanew
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino, Jsu Garcia, Alex Rocco, Marla Adams, Klaus Löwitsch
Roles Story
Rating61% 3.097193.097193.097193.097193.09719
UCLA college student Jonathan Moore (Anthony Edwards) is playing a game called "Gotcha" (popular on mid-1980s college campuses as "Assassin" or "Tag"), wherein the players are all assigned a mock "hit" on another player by use of a harmless paintball gun. Moore and his apartment roommate Manolo go on a vacation to Paris, France. After touring some of Paris, in a cafe Moore meets Sasha Banicek (Linda Fiorentino), a Czechoslovakian girl. Eventually, Jonathan has intercourse with Sasha, losing his virginity.
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, 1h48
Directed by Peter Werner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Dennis Christopher, Susan Saint James, Roger Aaron Brown, Robert Englund, James Withmore Jr., Lisa Lu
Roles Writer
Rating66% 3.335043.335043.335043.335043.33504
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. Robert Englund (pre-dating his more-well-known role of Freddy Krueger) played the role of Tripper. Susan Saint James played a doctor and the love interest to Brian Anderson.

Producer

Gotcha!
Gotcha! (1985)
, 1h37
Directed by Jeff Kanew
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino, Jsu Garcia, Alex Rocco, Marla Adams, Klaus Löwitsch
Roles Producer
Rating61% 3.097193.097193.097193.097193.09719
UCLA college student Jonathan Moore (Anthony Edwards) is playing a game called "Gotcha" (popular on mid-1980s college campuses as "Assassin" or "Tag"), wherein the players are all assigned a mock "hit" on another player by use of a harmless paintball gun. Moore and his apartment roommate Manolo go on a vacation to Paris, France. After touring some of Paris, in a cafe Moore meets Sasha Banicek (Linda Fiorentino), a Czechoslovakian girl. Eventually, Jonathan has intercourse with Sasha, losing his virginity.
An Officer and a Gentleman, 1h59
Directed by Taylor Hackford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr., David Keith, Lisa Blount, Robert Loggia
Roles Location Manager
Rating69% 3.4998553.4998553.4998553.4998553.499855
Since his early adolescence, Zachary "Zack" Mayo (Richard Gere) has been living in the Philippines with his alcoholic and promiscuous father, U.S. Navy chief boatswain's mate Byron Mayo (Robert Loggia), following the suicide of his mother (who is never named in the story). Now, having recently returned to the United States and just graduated from college, Zack notifies his father that he has decided to sign up for the Navy's Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS) in order to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a Navy pilot and flying jets. Despite Byron's objections, Zack leaves for AOCS, hoping that the choice will greatly improve his life.
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder, 1h48
Directed by Peter Werner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Dennis Christopher, Susan Saint James, Roger Aaron Brown, Robert Englund, James Withmore Jr., Lisa Lu
Roles Co-Producer
Rating66% 3.335043.335043.335043.335043.33504
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. Robert Englund (pre-dating his more-well-known role of Freddy Krueger) played the role of Tripper. Susan Saint James played a doctor and the love interest to Brian Anderson.

Art

The Exterminator, 1h42
Directed by James Glickenhaus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Christopher George, Steve James, Louis Edmonds, Samuel L. Jackson
Roles Art Direction
Rating56% 2.8497152.8497152.8497152.8497152.849715
The film begins in Vietnam, opening with a dramatic shot of a huge explosion propelling a U.S. soldier through the air. The soldier is revealed to be the film's protagonist, John Eastland (Robert Ginty) who is quickly assisted by fellow soldier and best friend Michael Jefferson (Steve James). Both men, along with several other U.S. soldiers are quickly captured by the Viet Cong. The film cuts to an open-air VC camp where we next see the soldiers tied to wooden stakes in the ground. The VC commander demands information on when a U.S. strike is going to occur. Eastland refuses to answer and the commander slowly decapitates one of his fellow soldiers. Jefferson manages to get free and quickly slaughters the Vietnamese soldiers.