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Movie Age rating in United States of America: NR

Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

Jun 26, 1962 · 1h 30m

6.5/10 TMDB user score
140 votes on TMDB

This is the living hell for heroes

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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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 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 Sgt. Morgan
  • Simon Prescott Simon Prescott Thomas
  • Robert Phillips Robert Phillips Jeep driver

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