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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.388 |
Directed By
Don Siegel
Crew
Don Siegel
Robert Pirosh
Henry Blanke
Leonard Rosenman
Howard A. Smith
Hal Pereira
Howard Richmond
Robert R. Benton
Sam Comer
John P. Fulton
Harold Lipstein
Loren Janes
Art Say
Wally Westmore
William McGarry
Philip Mitchell
John Wilkinson
Richard Carr
Robert Pirosh
Gary Morris
James A. Rosenberger
Gene Lauritzen
Richard Parker
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Richard Elmore
Fritz Ford
Chuck Hicks
David Perna
Guy Way
Jesse Wayne
Larry Bunker
Mahlon Clark
Bob DiVall
Norman Herzburg
William Kraft
Edgar Lustgarten
Shelly Manne
Leonard Rosenman
TOP CAST
Steve McQueen
Pvt. John Reese
Bobby Darin
Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
Fess Parker
Sgt. Bill Pike
Harry Guardino
Sgt. Jim Larkin
James Coburn
Cpl. Frank Henshaw
Mike Kellin
Pvt. Stan Kolinsky
Joseph Hoover
Capt. Roger Loomis
Bill Mullikin
Pvt. Joe Cumberly
L.Q. Jones
Supply Sgt. Frazer
Michele Montau
Monique Ouidel
Don Haggerty
Capt. Mace
Nick Adams
Homer Janeczek
Bob Newhart
Pvt. James E. Driscoll
Stephen Ferry
Sgt. Morgan
Simon Prescott
Thomas
Robert Phillips
Jeep driver
Richard Adams
Sergeant (uncredited)
Guy Way
Sergeant (uncredited)
Fred Cavens
Old Man (uncredited)
Louis J. Gasnier
Old Man (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
Wounded Prisoner (uncredited)
Tipp McClure
German Prisoner (uncredited)
Fred Ross
Sergeant (uncredited)
Glenn Stensel
Medic (uncredited)
James Turley
Corporal (uncredited)
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