Movie Description
Hell Is for Heroes
(1962)Overview
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While most of the men withdraw from their positions facing a German pillbox at the far side of a mine-field, half a dozen men are left to protect a wide front. By various ruses, they manage to convince the Germans that a large force is still holding the position. Then Reese leads two of the men in an unauthorized and unsuccessful attack on the pillbox, in which the other two are killed; and when the main platoon returns, he is threatened with court-martial. Rather that face the disgrace, and in an attempt to show he was right, he makes a one-man attack on the pillbox.
Featured Crew
- Director : Don Siegel
- Producer : Henry Blanke
- Writer : Richard Carr
- Editor : Howard A. Smith
- Cast : Steve McQueen,Bobby Darin,Fess Parker,Harry Guardino,James Coburn,Mike Kellin,Joseph Hoover,Bill Mullikin,L.Q. Jones,Michele Montau,Don Haggerty,Nick Adams,Bob Newhart,Stephen Ferry,Simon Prescott,Robert Phillips,Richard Adams,Guy Way
Cast
John Reese
Pvt. J.J. Corby
Sgt. Pike
Sgt. Larkin
Cpl. Henshaw
Pvt. Kolinsky
Capt. Loomis
Pvt. Cumberly
Supply Sgt. Frazer
Monique Ouidel
Capt. Mace
Homer
James E. Driscoll
Sgt. Morgan
Thomas
Jeep driver
Sergeant
Sergeant
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Facts
Original TitleHell Is for Heroes
Status Released
Release Information
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1962-06-26
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 30m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures
Genres
- War