Hell to Eternity

1960

The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!

Phil Karlson
2h 11m
August 1, 1960 · United States of America

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
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