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Hell to Eternity (1960)

The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 2H 11M

Director : Phil Karlson
Writer : Ted Sherdeman, Walter Roeber Schmidt

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter
Guy Gabaldon
David Janssen
David Janssen
Sgt, Bill Hazen
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
General Matsui
Vic Damone
Vic Damone
Cpl. Pete Lewis
George Takei
George Takei
George Une
Reiko Sato
Reiko Sato
Famika
Patricia Owens
Patricia Owens
Sheila Lincoln
Richard Eyer
Richard Eyer
Guy - as a Boy
John Larch
John Larch
Capt. Schwabe
Bill Williams
Bill Williams
Leonard
Michi Kobi
Michi Kobi
Sono
George Shibata
George Shibata
Kaz Une
Richard Gardner
Richard Gardner
Polaski

Crews

Phil Karlson
Phil Karlson
Director
Ted Sherdeman
Ted Sherdeman
Screenplay
Walter Roeber Schmidt
Walter Roeber Schmidt
Screenplay
Irving H. Levin
Irving H. Levin
Producer
Leith Stevens
Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer
Roy V. Livingston
Roy V. Livingston
Editor
Gil Doud
Gil Doud
Story
Burnett Guffey
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Hell to Eternity - Trailer
Brian Trenchard-Smith on HELL TO ETERNITY

Posters and backgrounds

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