Hell Is for Heroes
1962 · Movie · NR · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · 81% critics
During World War II, a small group of exhausted American soldiers is ordered back to the front and left to hold a wide stretch of ground against a stronger enemy. With reinforcements delayed, they rely on quick thinking and risky deception to seem like a larger force, while one impulsive soldier’s actions strain the unit and its command.
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-06-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (131 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tough, small-unit WWII story focused on pressure, improvisation, and clashing personalities, in the vein of Battleground or To Hell and Back; Not for you if you need fast pacing or polished action.
Pros: tense frontline standoff; gritty war mood; memorable comic relief | Cons: uneven pacing; low-budget look; some characters thin
Themes
- france
- nazi
- germany
- world war ii
- infantry
- us army
- europe
Cast & crew
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
- JH
Joseph Hoover
as Capt. Roger Loomis
Bill Mullikin
as Pvt. Joe Cumberly
L.Q. Jones
as Supply Sgt. Frazer
Michele Montau
as Monique Ouidel
Directed by Don Siegel