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Hell Is for Heroes

"This is the living hell for heroes"

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.

Top Cast

  • Steve McQueen

    Steve McQueen

    Pvt. John Reese

  • Bobby Darin

    Bobby Darin

    Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby

  • Fess Parker

    Fess Parker

    Sgt. Bill Pike

  • Harry Guardino

    Harry Guardino

    Sgt. Jim Larkin

  • James Coburn

    James Coburn

    Cpl. Frank Henshaw

  • Mike Kellin

    Mike Kellin

    Pvt. Stan Kolinsky

  • Joseph Hoover

    Joseph Hoover

    Capt. Roger Loomis

  • Bill Mullikin

    Bill Mullikin

    Pvt. Joe Cumberly

  • L.Q. Jones

    L.Q. Jones

    Supply Sgt. Frazer

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.

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