Hell to Eternity

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 1, 1960

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Spanish, English, Japanese

Countries

United States of America

Production

Allied Artists Pictures,Atlantic Pictures Corporation

Cast

George Takei,Richard Eyer,Bill Williams,David Janssen,Sessue Hayakawa,Michi Kobi,Patricia Owens,Reiko Sato,Richard Gardner,John Larchand 3 more

Director

Phil Karlson

Writer

Walter Roeber Schmidt,Ted Sherdeman,Gil Doud

Producer

Irving H. Levin

Cinematography

Burnett Guffey

Music

Leith Stevens

Budget

$800,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0053901