Hell to Eternity
1960 · Movie · NR · 131 min · ★ 6.4 · 78% critics
Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. After Pearl Harbor, his foster family is interned at the Manzanar camp for Japanese Americans, while he enlists in the Marines, where his ability to speak Japanese becomes a vital asset. During the Battle of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-08-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (20 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
- biography
- u.s. marine
Cast & crew
Jeffrey Hunter
as Guy Gabaldon
David Janssen
as Sgt, Bill Hazen
Sessue Hayakawa
as General Matsui
Vic Damone
as Cpl. Pete Lewis
George Takei
as George Une
Reiko Sato
as Famika
Patricia Owens
as Sheila Lincoln
Richard Eyer
as Guy - as a Boy
John Larch
as Capt. Schwabe
Bill Williams
as Leonard
Directed by Phil Karlson