Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
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.
Drama, War
Cast
- 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
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