Hell Is for Heroes
(1962)

The brutal realities that faced every G.I. during World War II

Released: 1962-06-26

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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.

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Steve McQueen

as Pvt. John Reese

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Bobby Darin

as Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby

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Fess Parker

as Sgt. Bill Pike

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Harry Guardino

as Sgt. Jim Larkin

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James Coburn

as Cpl. Frank Henshaw

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Mike Kellin

as Pvt. Stan Kolinsky

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Joseph Hoover

as Capt. Roger Loomis

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Bill Mullikin

as Pvt. Joe Cumberly

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L.Q. Jones

as Supply Sgt. Frazer

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Michele Montau

as Monique Ouidel

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Don Haggerty

as Capt. Mace

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Nick Adams

as Homer Janeczek

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Bob Newhart

as Pvt. James E. Driscoll

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Stephen Ferry

as Sgt. Morgan

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Richard Adams

as Sergeant (uncredited)

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Guy Way

as Sergeant (uncredited)

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Fred Cavens

as Old Man (uncredited)

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Louis J. Gasnier

as Old Man (uncredited)

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Hal Pereira

Art Direction

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Sam Comer

Set Decoration

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Leonard Rosenman

Original Music Composer

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John P. Fulton

Visual Effects

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Harold Lipstein

Director of Photography

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Loren Janes

Stunt Double

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Art Say

Still Photographer

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William McGarry

Assistant Director

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Philip Mitchell

Sound Recordist

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Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

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John Wilkinson

Sound Recordist

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