Hell Is for Heroes
The brutal realities that faced every G.I. during World War II
1962-06-26 | 90 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Steve McQueenJohn Reese
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Bobby DarinPvt. J.J. Corby
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Fess ParkerSgt. Pike
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Harry GuardinoSgt. Larkin
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James CoburnCpl. Henshaw
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Mike KellinPvt. Kolinsky
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Bill MullikinPvt. Cumberly
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L.Q. JonesSupply Sgt. Frazer
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Michele MontauMonique Ouidel
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Don HaggertyCapt. Mace
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Nick AdamsHomer
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Bob NewhartJames E. Driscoll
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Robert PhillipsJeep driver
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