Hell Is for Heroes
This is the living hell for heroes
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 McQueenPvt. John Reese
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Bobby DarinPvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
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Fess ParkerSgt. Bill Pike
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Harry GuardinoSgt. Jim Larkin
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James CoburnCpl. Frank Henshaw
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Mike KellinPvt. Stan Kolinsky
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Bill MullikinPvt. Joe 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 Janeczek
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Bob NewhartPvt. James E. Driscoll
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Simon PrescottThomas
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Robert PhillipsJeep driver
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Louis J. GasnierOld Man (uncredited)
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