Hell Is 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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

War

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

1962

Director:

Don Siegel

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Cast:

Pvt. John Reese

Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby

Sgt. Bill Pike

Sgt. Jim Larkin

Cpl. Frank Henshaw

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