Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

Released: 1962-06-26 Duration: 1hr 30min
Genres: War
Rating 6.5
The brutal realities that faced every G.I. during World War II

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.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 2.5048

Directed By

Don Siegel

Crew

Director
Don Siegel
Producer
Henry Blanke
Screenplay
Robert Pirosh
Art Direction
Howard Richmond
Original Music Composer
Leonard Rosenman
Visual Effects
John P. Fulton
Set Decoration
Robert R. Benton
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Set Decoration
Sam Comer
Director of Photography
Harold Lipstein
Stunt Double
Loren Janes
Still Photographer
Art Say
Sound Recordist
John Wilkinson
Makeup Supervisor
Wally Westmore
Assistant Director
William McGarry
Sound Recordist
Philip Mitchell
Screenplay
Richard Carr
Makeup Artist
Gary Morris
Assistant Director
James A. Rosenberger
Construction Coordinator
Gene Lauritzen
Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Parker
Stunt Double
Fritz Ford
Stunts
Chuck Hicks
Stunts
David Perna
Stunt Coordinator
Guy Way
Stunts
Jesse Wayne
Musician
Larry Bunker
Musician
Mahlon Clark
Musician
Bob DiVall
Musician
Norman Herzburg
Musician
William Kraft
Musician
Shelly Manne
Conductor
Leonard Rosenman

TOP CAST

Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen

Pvt. John Reese

Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin

Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby

Fess Parker
Fess Parker

Sgt. Bill Pike

Harry Guardino
Harry Guardino

Sgt. Jim Larkin

James Coburn
James Coburn

Cpl. Frank Henshaw

Mike Kellin
Mike Kellin

Pvt. Stan Kolinsky

Joseph Hoover
Joseph Hoover

Capt. Roger Loomis

Bill Mullikin
Bill Mullikin

Pvt. Joe Cumberly

L.Q. Jones
L.Q. Jones

Supply Sgt. Frazer

Michele Montau
Michele Montau

Monique Ouidel

Don Haggerty
Don Haggerty

Capt. Mace

Nick Adams
Nick Adams

Homer Janeczek

Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart

Pvt. James E. Driscoll

Stephen Ferry
Stephen Ferry

Sgt. Morgan

Robert Phillips
Robert Phillips

Jeep driver

Richard Adams
Richard Adams

Sergeant (uncredited)

Guy Way
Guy Way

Sergeant (uncredited)

Fred Cavens
Fred Cavens

Old Man (uncredited)

Louis J. Gasnier
Louis J. Gasnier

Old Man (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks
Chuck Hicks

Wounded Prisoner (uncredited)

Tipp McClure
Tipp McClure

German Prisoner (uncredited)

Fred Ross
Fred Ross

Sergeant (uncredited)

Glenn Stensel
Glenn Stensel

Medic (uncredited)

James Turley
James Turley

Corporal (uncredited)

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