Hell Is for Heroes
The brutal realities that faced every G.I. during World War II
1962 | 90m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Don Siegel |
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| Writer: | Robert Pirosh, Richard Carr |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 26, 1962 |
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| Director: | Don Siegel |
| Writer: | Robert Pirosh, Richard Carr |
| Genres: | War |
| Keywords | france, world war ii, europe, nazi, infantry, germany, us army |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Steve McQueen | Pvt. John Reese |
| Bobby Darin | Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby |
| Fess Parker | Sgt. Bill Pike |
| Harry Guardino | Sgt. Jim Larkin |
| James Coburn | Cpl. Frank Henshaw |
| Mike Kellin | Pvt. Stan Kolinsky |
| Joseph Hoover | Capt. Roger Loomis |
| Bill Mullikin | Pvt. Joe Cumberly |
| L.Q. Jones | Supply Sgt. Frazer |
| Michele Montau | Monique Ouidel |
| Don Haggerty | Capt. Mace |
| Nick Adams | Homer Janeczek |
| Bob Newhart | Pvt. James E. Driscoll |
| Stephen Ferry | Sgt. Morgan |
| Simon Prescott | Thomas |
| Robert Phillips | Jeep driver |
| Richard Adams | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Guy Way | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Fred Cavens | Old Man (uncredited) |
| Louis J. Gasnier | Old Man (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hicks | Wounded Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Tipp McClure | German Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Fred Ross | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Glenn Stensel | Medic (uncredited) |
| James Turley | Corporal (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Don Siegel | Director |
| Robert Pirosh | Screenplay, Story |
| Howard A. Smith | Editor |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Howard Richmond | Art Direction |
| Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration |
| John P. Fulton | Visual Effects |
| Harold Lipstein | Director of Photography |
| Art Say | Still Photographer |
| William McGarry | Assistant Director |
| Philip Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| John Wilkinson | Sound Recordist |
| Richard Carr | Screenplay |
| Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Loren Janes | Stunt Double |
| Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
| James A. Rosenberger | Assistant Director |
| Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Richard Parker | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Richard Elmore | Stunts |
| Fritz Ford | Stunt Double |
| Chuck Hicks | Stunts |
| David Perna | Stunts |
| Guy Way | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jesse Wayne | Stunts |
| Larry Bunker | Musician |
| Mahlon Clark | Musician |
| Bob DiVall | Musician |
| Norman Herzburg | Musician |
| William Kraft | Musician |
| Edgar Lustgarten | Musician |
| Shelly Manne | Musician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry Blanke | Producer |
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