Hell Is for Heroes

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 26, 1962

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Polish, German

Countries

United States of America

Production

Paramount,Paramount Pictures

Cast

Steve McQueen,Bobby Darin,Fess Parker,Harry Guardino,James Coburn,Mike Kellin,Joseph Hoover,Bill Mullikin,L.Q. Jones,Michele Montauand 15 more

Director

Don Siegel

Writer

Robert Pirosh,Richard Carr

Producer

Henry Blanke

Cinematography

Harold Lipstein

Music

Leonard Rosenman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0056062