Movie Description

Hell to Eternity

(1960)

Overview

Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. After Pearl Harbor, his foster family is interned at the Manzanar camp for Japanese Americans, while he enlists in the Marines, where his ability to speak Japanese becomes a vital asset. During the Battle of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleHell to Eternity

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1960-08-01

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 02h 11m

Budget₹ 800000

Production CompaniesAllied Artists Pictures,Atlantic Pictures Corporation

Genres

  • Drama
  • War