Paul G. Hensler
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Paul G. Hensler is a screenwriter and actor. He wrote ''
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder ''Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder'' (also known in Australia as ''Vietnam: Hell or Glory'') is a 1982 American war drama film directed by Peter Werner and written by Paul G. Hensler, set in the Vietnam War. Synopsis The story centers around Brian ...
'', which he appeared in, and co-wrote '' Gotcha!'' Hensler acted as a military advisor for ''
Apocalypse Now ''Apocalypse Now'' is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius and Michael Herr, is loosely based on the 1899 novella '' Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph ...
'', 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 ''Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder'' (also known in Australia as ''Vietnam: Hell or Glory'') is a 1982 American war drama film directed by Peter Werner and written by Paul G. Hensler, set in the Vietnam War. Synopsis The story centers around Brian ...
'' 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.Guts & Glory: The Making of the American Military Image in Film by Lawrence H. Suid, pgs 464-467
/ref> 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: Messenger of the Truth. 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 agenda is La Popessa, the true story of Mother Leinhert who spent 50 years inside the Vatican walls at the side of Pope John Paul VI and became the most powerful woman in Vatican history.


Early life

Hensler joined the U.S. Army and served in
Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
during the
Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...
in 1966.


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* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American male screenwriters American male actors United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War American Roman Catholics United States Army soldiers {{US-film-bio-stub