Heroes Die Young

Overview

Eight American soldiers, commanded by Lt. Eason, are chosen to infiltrate the Ploesti oil field in order to set signal fires to guide Allied bombers to Germany's most closely guarded target of the war. When landing in Roumania, they are supposed to be met by a partisan as their guide, but he has been killed by an Allied air-raid, and they are met instead by his daughter Nitza, who is very hostile to the Americans as she blames them for the death of her father. As they make their way to the oil field, Nitza and Manjack fall in love. He is killed in a skirmish with German troops and, as a dying wish, asks Nitza to continue with the group and help them with their mission. She does, the signal fires are set and Ploesti is destroyed.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 22, 1960

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Robert Getz,Erika Peters,Roger Browne,Malcolm Smith,Scott Borland

Director

Gerald Shepard

Writer

Gerald Shepard

Producer

Russ irwin,Franck Russel,Gerald Shepard

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0220513