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Hell to Eternity(1960)

NR08/01/1960 (US)DramaWar2h 11m
66%

Movie Score

The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!

Overview

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.

Phil Karlson

Director

Movie Cast

Jeffrey Hunter photo

Jeffrey Hunter

Guy Gabaldon

David Janssen photo

David Janssen

Sgt, Bill Hazen

Sessue Hayakawa photo

Sessue Hayakawa

General Matsui

Vic Damone photo

Vic Damone

Cpl. Pete Lewis

George Takei photo

George Takei

George Une

Patricia Owens photo

Patricia Owens

Sheila Lincoln

Richard Eyer photo

Richard Eyer

Guy - as a Boy

John Larch photo

John Larch

Capt. Schwabe

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$800,000.00

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyAllied Artists Pictures

Original LanguageEnglish

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