
Heartbreak Ridge is a movie novelization written by Joseph C. Stinson in 1986 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Clint Eastwood in 1986. The movie features Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, Moses Gunn, Eileen Heckart, Bo Svenson, and others.
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Storyline
Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway is nearing mandatory retirement from the Marine Corps. Highway repeatedly clashes with Powers and Staff Sergeant Webster, the 1st Platoon platoon sergeant over his unorthodox training methods (such as firing an AK-47 over his men’s heads to familiarize them with the weapon’s distinctive sound).
Movie vs Book

Year
1986
Minutes
130
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Heartbreak Ridge
Director: Clint Eastwood
Country: USA
Year: 1986
Length: 2h10m
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Year
1986
Pages
132
Book Rate
7.60
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Book
Heartbreak Ridge
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