Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
June 26, 1962
War
1h 30m
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The brutal realities that faced every G.I. during World War II
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Don Siegel
- Pvt. John Reese Steve McQueen
- Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby Bobby Darin
- Sgt. Bill Pike Fess Parker
- Sgt. Jim Larkin Harry Guardino
- Cpl. Frank Henshaw James Coburn
- Pvt. Stan Kolinsky Mike Kellin
- Pvt. Joe Cumberly Bill Mullikin
- Supply Sgt. Frazer L.Q. Jones
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Keywords
- france
- nazi
- germany
- world war ii
- infantry
- us army
- europe