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
- 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,Fred Cavens,Louis J. Gasnier,Chuck Hicks,Tipp McClure,Fred Ross,Glenn Stensel,James Turley
Cast
Pvt. John Reese
Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
Sgt. Bill Pike
Sgt. Jim Larkin
Cpl. Frank Henshaw
Pvt. Stan Kolinsky
Capt. Roger Loomis
Pvt. Joe Cumberly
Supply Sgt. Frazer
Monique Ouidel
Capt. Mace
Homer Janeczek
Pvt. James E. Driscoll
Sgt. Morgan
Thomas
Jeep driver
Sergeant (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Old Man (uncredited)
Old Man (uncredited)
Wounded Prisoner (uncredited)
German Prisoner (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Medic (uncredited)
Corporal (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleHell Is for Heroes
Status Released
Release Information
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1962-06-26
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 30m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures
Genres
- War
