Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

This is the living hell for heroes

Movie · War · 1h 30m · Rated 6.5/10 on TMDB · Released June 26, 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.

Directed by Don Siegel

Cast

• Steve McQueen as Pvt. John Reese
• Bobby Darin as Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
• Fess Parker as Sgt. Bill Pike
• Harry Guardino as Sgt. Jim Larkin
• James Coburn as Cpl. Frank Henshaw
• Mike Kellin as Pvt. Stan Kolinsky
• Joseph Hoover as Capt. Roger Loomis
• Bill Mullikin as Pvt. Joe Cumberly
• L.Q. Jones as Supply Sgt. Frazer
• Michele Montau as Monique Ouidel
• Don Haggerty as Capt. Mace
• Nick Adams as Homer Janeczek

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