Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

This is the living hell for heroes

1962 en 90 minutes

Rating: 6.4

Plot

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.

Trailer

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

Michele Montau

Michele Montau

Monique Ouidel

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Capt. Mace

Nick Adams

Nick Adams

Homer Janeczek

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Pvt. James E. Driscoll

Stephen Ferry

Stephen Ferry

Sgt. Morgan

Simon Prescott

Simon Prescott

Thomas

Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

Jeep driver

Richard Adams

Richard Adams

Sergeant (uncredited)

Guy Way

Guy Way

Sergeant (uncredited)

Fred Cavens

Fred Cavens

Old Man (uncredited)

Louis J. Gasnier

Louis J. Gasnier

Old Man (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks

Chuck Hicks

Wounded Prisoner (uncredited)

Tipp McClure

Tipp McClure

German Prisoner (uncredited)

Fred Ross

Fred Ross

Sergeant (uncredited)

Glenn Stensel

Glenn Stensel

Medic (uncredited)

James Turley

James Turley

Corporal (uncredited)

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