Hell Squad (1958): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1958, Hell Squad is a war film directed by Burt Topper, running about 64 minutes. “Hits Like Steel!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. During World War II, a squad of five American soldiers become lost in Tunisia and are killed one by one in fights with German units. Finally only one man, Private Russo, is left, in the midst of a mine field, together with a German officer, locked in a stalemate. Russo has water, while the German claims to have a map revealing the mine positions. So Russo agrees to swap water for the map, but the German officer tries to double-cross him. This was Burt Topper's debut film, made on 16mm on weekends together with some friends in Indio, California. It was also Wally Campo's debut film, as well as script supervisor Joyce King's.

Who’s in it. Hell Squad stars Wally Campo as Private Russo, Brandon Carroll as German Officer, Fred Gavlin as Sergeant Clemens and Gregg Stewart as Private Nelson, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Hell Squad has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Hell Squad page.

If you liked it. Fans of Hell Squad tend to enjoy Schindler's List, Grave of the Fireflies, The Pianist and Apocalypse Now.