Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
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.
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Steve McQueenJohn Reese
Bobby DarinPvt. J.J. Corby
Fess ParkerSgt. Pike
Harry GuardinoSgt. Larkin
James CoburnCpl. Henshaw
Mike KellinPvt. KolinskyJoseph HooverCapt. Loomis
Bill MullikinPvt. Cumberly
L.Q. JonesSupply Sgt. FrazerMichele MontauMonique Ouidel
Don HaggertyCapt. Mace
Nick AdamsHomerKeywords
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What is Hell Is for Heroes about?
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.
How long is Hell Is for Heroes?
Hell Is for Heroes has a runtime of 90 minutes.
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