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Hell Is for Heroes

NR
War
6.432/10(117 ratings)

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.

06-26-1962
1h 30m
Hell Is for Heroes
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Main Cast

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

John Reese

Pvt. J.J. Corby

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Sgt. Pike

Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino

Sgt. Larkin

James Coburn

James Coburn

Cpl. Henshaw

Mike Kellin

Mike Kellin

Pvt. Kolinsky

Capt. Loomis

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Don Siegel
Writer:
Richard Carr
Production:
Paramount Pictures

Key Crew

Director:
Don Siegel
Writer:
Richard Carr
Screenplay:
Robert Pirosh
Producer:
Henry Blanke
Original Music Composer:
Leonard Rosenman

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en